UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: πίμπλημι; aor.; ἔπλησα; πίμπλημι; ptc.; πλήσας; πίμπλημι; aor.pass.; ἐπλήσθην; πίμπλημι; inf.; πλησθῆναι; πίμπλημι; fut.pass.; πλησθήσομαι

Related lemmas: ἐμπίπλημι · ἐμπιπλάω · παμπληθεί · πλατεῖα · πλάτος · πλατύς · πλῆθος · πληθύνω · πλησμονή

Sense 1: to fill completely, to fill up

Semantic entry: 59.38

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Full, Empty

Definition: to cause something to be completely full

MAT 22:10: RV MAT 22:10 · LV MAT 22:10 · Read together MAT 22:10

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OET-RV MAT 22:10

10 So those slaves went out onto the roads and invited everyone they found—both evil and good people, and then the seats at the wedding reception were all full.

OET-LV MAT 22:10

10 And the those slaves having _come _out into the roads, they _gathered _together all whom they _found, both evil and good, and the wedding was _filled of _reclining ones.

MAT 27:48: RV MAT 27:48 · LV MAT 27:48 · Read together MAT 27:48

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OET-RV MAT 27:48

48 One of them ran and got a sponge and dipped it in wine vinegar, and then wrapped it around a reed and held it up to his mouth to drink from.

OET-LV MAT 27:48

48 And immediately one of them having _run and having _taken a_sponge, and having _filled it with _wine _vinegar and having _put _around it around_a_reed, was _giving_ him _to _drink.

All 14 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 22:10 · RV MAT 27:48 · LV MAT 22:10 · LV MAT 27:48 · Read together MAT 22:10 · Read together MAT 27:48

LUK: RV LUK 1:15 · RV LUK 1:41 · RV LUK 1:67 · RV LUK 5:7 · LV LUK 1:15 · LV LUK 1:41 · LV LUK 1:67 · LV LUK 5:7 · Read together LUK 1:15 · Read together LUK 1:41 · Read together LUK 1:67 · Read together LUK 5:7

ACT: RV ACT 2:4 · RV ACT 4:8 · RV ACT 4:31 · RV ACT 5:17 · RV ACT 9:17 · RV ACT 13:9 · RV ACT 13:45 · RV ACT 19:29 · LV ACT 2:4 · LV ACT 4:8 · LV ACT 4:31 · LV ACT 5:17 · LV ACT 9:17 · LV ACT 13:9 · LV ACT 13:45 · LV ACT 19:29 · Read together ACT 2:4 · Read together ACT 4:8 · Read together ACT 4:31 · Read together ACT 5:17 · Read together ACT 9:17 · Read together ACT 13:9 · Read together ACT 13:45 · Read together ACT 19:29

Sense 2: to cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill

Semantic entry: 13.106

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Happen

Definition: to cause to happen, with the implication of fulfilling some purpose{N:001}

LUK 21:22: RV LUK 21:22 · LV LUK 21:22 · Read together LUK 21:22

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OET-RV LUK 21:22

22 because that will be a time of vengeance when what’s been written will come to pass.

OET-LV LUK 21:22

22 Because these are days of _vengeance which to _be _fulfilled all the things having _been _written.

Sense 3: to complete, to come to an end

Semantic entry: 67.70

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: A Point of Time with Reference to Duration of Time: Beginning, End

Definition: to come to the end of a period of time, with the implication of the completion of an implied purpose or plan{N:002}

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: πίμπλαμαι[a]

LUK 1:23: RV LUK 1:23 · LV LUK 1:23 · Read together LUK 1:23

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OET-RV LUK 1:23

23 and after he’d finished his rostered days in the temple, he returned home.

OET-LV LUK 1:23

23 And it _became when the days of _the ministry of _him were _fulfilled, he _went _away to the home of _him.

LUK 1:57: RV LUK 1:57 · LV LUK 1:57 · Read together LUK 1:57

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OET-RV LUK 1:57

57 When Elisheva’s (Elizabeth; Grk. Elisabet) nine months were up, she gave birth and produced a son

OET-LV LUK 1:57

57 And the to _Elisabet was _fulfilled the time, which her to _bear, and she _bore a_son.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 1:23 · RV LUK 1:57 · RV LUK 2:6 · RV LUK 2:21–22 · LV LUK 1:23 · LV LUK 1:57 · LV LUK 2:6 · LV LUK 2:21–22 · Read together LUK 1:23 · Read together LUK 1:57 · Read together LUK 2:6 · Read together LUK 2:21–22

Sense 4: 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: πίμπλαμαι[b]

LUK 4:28: RV LUK 4:28 · LV LUK 4:28 · Read together LUK 4:28

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OET-RV LUK 4:28

28 By now everyone in the Jewish meeting hall that heard this was furious

OET-LV LUK 4:28

28 And all in the synagogue were _filled with _rage hearing these things,

LUK 5:26: RV LUK 5:26 · LV LUK 5:26 · Read together LUK 5:26

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OET-RV LUK 5:26

26 Everyone was astounded and they too praised God. But there was also a feeling of fear and they said, “We’ve witnessed something out-of-the-normal today!”

OET-LV LUK 5:26

26 And amazement took all, and they _were _glorifying the god, and they _were _filled with _fear saying, that We _saw remarkable things today.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 4:28 · RV LUK 5:26 · RV LUK 6:11 · LV LUK 4:28 · LV LUK 5:26 · LV LUK 6:11 · Read together LUK 4:28 · Read together LUK 5:26 · Read together LUK 6:11

ACT: RV ACT 3:10 · LV ACT 3:10 · Read together ACT 3:10

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πίμπλημι

Form 1

Sense 1: to fill completely, to fill up

Sense 2: to cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill

Sense 3: to complete, to come to an end

Sense 4: to be completely, to be entirely, to be full of, to be totally