adjective
plēros
Greekπλήρης (plērēs)
Strong’sG4134
full
stem plēr-16 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλήρης, -ες,
[in LXX chiefly for מָלֵא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4134 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplay'-race
replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete
Fromfrom G4130;
King Jamesfull.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | plēros7×πλήρης | plēras1×πλήρης | plērem | plērois1×πλήρεις | plērais | plēreim |
| object accusative | plēron2×πλήρης | plēran | plēroin3×πλήρεις | plērain1×πλήρεις | ||
| direct address vocative | plēror1×πλήρης | plērar | plēroir | plērair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | plērou | plērau | plēreu | plēroiu | plēraiu | plēreiu |
| to, for dative | plēro | plēra | plēre | plēroi | plērai | plērei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
plēr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
plēros“full”subjectnominative singular7×
Luke 4:1“full”Iēsus de plēros pneumeu hagieu hupostrefata apo tou Iordanou, kai agite en te pneume en ta erēmaThen Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Luke 5:12“covered”Kai gineta en te arō auton en hena taiu politaiu kai idou anēros plēros leprau; kai horaratos ton Iēsun piptaratos epi prosōpem dita autou legarōtos; Kurior, ean thelaseiō dunesō min katharizara.While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
John 1:14“full”Kai tos logos sarxas gineta kai skēnata en ni, kai theasena tan doxan autou, doxan hōs monogenou para patērou, plēros chariau kai alētheiau;The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Acts 6:5“full”kai areskata tos logos enōpion panteu teu plētheu, kai eklegela Stefanon, anēron plēros pistiau kai pneumeu hagieu, kai Filippon kai Prochoron kai Nikanōron kai Timōnon kai Parmenaon kai Nikolaon prosēluton Antiochevon,This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
Acts 6:8“full”Stefanos de plēros chariau kai dunamiau poiate terateim kai sēmeim megeim en to lao.Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
Acts 7:55“full”huparcharōtos de plēros pneumeu hagieu atenizaratos eis ton ouranon horata doxan theou kai Iēsun histanarēton ek dexeiu tou theou,But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Acts 11:24“full”hoti ate anēros agathos kai plēros pneumeu hagieu kai pistiau. kai prostithita ochlos hikanos to kurio.Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
plēron“full”objectaccusative singular2×
Mark 4:28“full”automatas tas gēas karpoforatō, prōtem chorton, eita stachuon, eita plēron siton en to stachuo.All by itself the earth produces a crop— first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
2 John 1:8“full”blepavōr heautoin, hina mē apolluaveia heim ergazena, alla misthon plēron apolambaveia.Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
plēror“full”direct addressvocative singular1×
Acts 13:10“full”legata; Ō plēror pantou dolou kai pantau radiourgiau, huior diabolou, echthror pantau dikaiosunau, ouk pauesi diastrefarōtos tain hodain kuriou tain euthuain?and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
plēras“always”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 9:36“always”En Ioppa de tinas ate mathētrias onome Tabitha, has diermēneuirōtas legitō Dorkadas; houtas ate plēras ergeiu agatheiu kai eleēmosunaiu haiu poiate.In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
plērois“filled”subjectnominative plural1×
Acts 19:28“filled”Akouaratois de kai gineratois plērois thumou krazale legarōtois; Megas tas Artemias Efesioiu.When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
plēroin“full”objectaccusative plural3×
Matthew 14:20“full”kai esthiala pantois kai chortazila, kai airala tem perisseuarōtem teiu klasmeiu dōdeka kofinoin plēroin.They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Mark 8:19“full”hote toin pente artoin klama eis toin pentakischilioi, posoin kofinoin klasmeiu plēroin airava? legalō auto; Dōdeka.When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
Acts 6:3“full”episkeptevar de, adelfoir, anēroin ek vu marturirōtoin hepta plēroin pneumeu kai sofiau, hoin kathistanani epi tau chreiau houtau;Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them
plērain“full”objectaccusative plural1×
Matthew 15:37“full”kai esthiala pantois kai chortazila, kai tem perisseuarōtem teiu klasmeiu airala hepta spuriain plērain.They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.