Word study · Greek
plēroō
to fulfill, fill
Say it: play-ROH-oh (approximate)
πληρόω
What it means
To fill. Christ "fills all in all" (1:23), and "that you may be filled with all the fullness of God" (3:19); "be filled with the Spirit" (5:18).
Range of meaning
- FillMake something full, like a net (13:48).
- CompleteFinish or bring to an end.
- Bring to full meaningShow what a Scripture was pointing toward.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 1
"Who fills all in all" (1:23).
- Chapter 3
"That you may be filled" (3:19).
- Chapter 5
"But be filled with the Spirit" (5:18).
Every verse (4)
Verses where G4137 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources