noun · feminine
plēsmonas
Greekπλησμονή (plēsmonē)
Strong’sG4140
satisfaction, indulgence
stem plēsmon-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλησμονή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< πίμπλημι), [in LXX chiefly for שׂבע and cognate forms;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4140 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplace-mon-ay'
a filling up, i.e. (figuratively) gratification
Fromfrom a presumed derivative of G4130;
King Jamessatisfying.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | plēsmonas | plēsmonais |
| object accusative | plēsmonan1×πλησμονὴν | plēsmonain |
| direct address vocative | plēsmonar | plēsmonair |
| of, belonging to genitive | plēsmonau | plēsmonaiu |
| to, for dative | plēsmona | plēsmonai |
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
plēsmona 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
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
plēsmonan“indulgence”objectaccusative singular1×
Colossians 2:23“indulgence”hotineim atō logon men echarōteim sofiau en ethelothrēskia kai tapeinofrosuna kai afeidia sōmeu, ouk en tima tina pros plēsmonan tau sarxau.Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.