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Notes: In a number of languages it may be difficult to speak of a period of time being ‘complete.’ In RV LUK 1:23 · LV LUK 1:23 · Read together LUK 1:23 one may often translate as ‘when he had finished his period of service’ or even ‘when he had done his work.’ In the case of RV ACT 7:30 · LV ACT 7:30 · Read together ACT 7:30, the expression ‘after forty years were completed’ may be rendered in some languages as ‘after forty years were passed’ or ‘when forty years had happened.’

Forms: πληρόομαι[a]

LUK 21:24: RV LUK 21:24 · LV LUK 21:24 · Read together LUK 21:24

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OET-RV LUK 21:24

24 They’ll be cut down with swords and taken to many other countries as slaves, then Yerushalem will be overrun by non-Jews until the times given to the non-Jews will be fulfilled.

OET-LV LUK 21:24

24 And they _will _be _falling by_the_edge of_the_sword, and they _will _be _being _made _captive into all the nations, and Hierousalaʸm will _be being _trodden by the_pagans, until of _which the_times of_the_pagans may _be _fulfilled.

ACT 7:23: RV ACT 7:23 · LV ACT 7:23 · Read together ACT 7:23

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OET-RV ACT 7:23

23 But when he hit forty, it entered his mind to visit his relatives, the Israelis.

OET-LV ACT 7:23

23 But when a_ forty _year _time was _being _fulfilled to _him, went _up in the heart of _him to _visit the brothers of _him, the sons of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl).

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 21:24 · LV LUK 21:24 · Read together LUK 21:24

ACT: RV ACT 7:23 · RV ACT 7:30 · RV ACT 9:23 · RV ACT 24:27 · LV ACT 7:23 · LV ACT 7:30 · LV ACT 9:23 · LV ACT 24:27 · Read together ACT 7:23 · Read together ACT 7:30 · Read together ACT 9:23 · Read together ACT 24:27

REV: RV REV 3:2 · LV REV 3:2 · Read together REV 3:2

Sense 10: to be completely, to be entirely, to be full of, to be totally

Semantic entry: 78.46

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: Completely, Enough [Completive Degree]

Definition: to experience a complete degree of involvement in some event or state

Forms: πληρόομαι[b]

ACT 13:52: RV ACT 13:52 · LV ACT 13:52 · Read together ACT 13:52

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OET-RV ACT 13:52

52 Meanwhile the believers back in Pisidian Antiokeia were full of happiness and of the holy spirit.

OET-LV ACT 13:52

52 And the apprentices/followers were _being _filled with _joy and the_ holy _spirit.

JN2 1:12: RV JN2 1:12 · LV JN2 1:12 · Read together JN2 1:12

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OET-RV JN2 1:12

12 I’ve got many things that I wanted to write to you about, but paper and ink aren’t working for me so I’ll try to come and then we can talk directly because I want you all to experience genuine happiness.

OET-LV JN2 1:12

12 Having many things to _be _writing to _you _all, I _was_ not _counselled through paper and ink, but I _am _hoping to _become to you _all, and to _speak mouth to mouth, in _order _that the joy of _you _all may _be having _been _fulfilled.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πληρόω

Form 1

Sense 1: to fill

Sense 2: to make complete, to complete the number of

Sense 3: to finish, to complete

Sense 4: to provide for completely, to supply fully

Sense 5: to proclaim, to tell fully, to proclaim completely

Sense 6: to give the true meaning to, to provide the real significance of

Sense 7: to cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill

Sense 8: to make think, to fill the heart, to cause to decide

Sense 9: to complete, to come to an end

Sense 10: to be completely, to be entirely, to be full of, to be totally