verb
sumplēromō
Strong’sG4845
I fill completely
stem sumplēr-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
συν-πληρόω
(Rec. συμπ-), -ῶ, [in LXX: Je 25:12 (מָלֵא) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4845 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoom-play-ro'-o
to implenish completely, i.e. (of space) to swamp (a boat), or (of time) to accomplish (passive, be complete)
King James(fully) come, fill up.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
help to fill, σ. τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι τὰς νέας help them in manning.. , Refs 5th c.BC+
II fill up or completely, ἑξήκοντα ναῦς man them fully, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸν μεταξὺ τόπον, τὸ μ., Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, σ. τὰ διαστήματα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τὸ δὲ [τῆς σύριγγος] πάλιν ξυμπληρωθείη Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b in Medicine texts, cause congestion of, τὰ ὑποθυμιάματα σ. τὴν κεφαλήν Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, suffer from congestion of the brain, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 complete, τὸ ὅλον Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ συμπληροῦντα τὴν ἀρίστην μαῖαν the qualities which make up the complete good midwife, Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, [δένδρα] συμπεπληρωμένα πᾶσι τοῖς οἰκείοις μορίοις, opposed to ἀρχόμενα φύεσθαι, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 fulfil, attain, τὸ τῆς φύσεως τέλος Refs 3rd c.BC+:—middle, τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος ἀγαθόν Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, Refs
II.4 finish, περὶ τοῦ λίαν ὀξέος ὀξυμέλιτος συμπληρώσας τὸν λόγον Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sumplēroleσυνεπληροῦντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | swamped | 1× |
| sumplērorōσυμπληροῦσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | come | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumplēromō | sumplērome | sumplēromē | sumplēromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumplērosō | sumplērose | sumplērosē | sumplēroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumplērotō | sumplērote | sumplērotē | sumplērotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumplēronō | sumplērone | sumplēronē | sumplēronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumplērovō | sumplērove | sumplērovē | sumplērovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumplērolō | sumplērole1×συνεπληροῦντο | sumplērolē | sumplērolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumplēromeiō | sumplēromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumplēroseiō | sumplēroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumplēroteiō | sumplēroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumplēroneiō | sumplēroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumplēroveiō | sumplēroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumplēroleiō | sumplēroleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumplērosōr | sumplērosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumplērotōr | sumplērotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumplērovōr | sumplērovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumplērolōr | sumplērolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumplēromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sumplērosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumplērotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sumplēronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumplērovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sumplēroloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sumplērorō2×συμπληροῦσθαι | sumplērorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sumplērorōntos | sumplērorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sumplēr 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
sumplērole“swamped”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 8:23… lailapas anemou eis tan limnan, kai sumplērole kai kinduneuale.… so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
sumplērorō“come”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive2×
Luke 9:51“approaching”Geneta de en te sumplērorō tain hēmerain tau analēmpsiau autou kai …As the day of …
Acts 2:1“come”Kai en te sumplērorō tan hēmeran tau pentēkostau ale pantois …When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in …