plēthō · fill, fulfill

What it means

plēthō (πλήθω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fill, fulfill”.

Fill, be filled; of time, be fulfilled, come to an end.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To take up something completely, or be wholly taken up, as by the Spirit.
2. For the time to come, or what was foretold to happen.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• were filled ×8
• filled ×6
• was filled ×4
• were completed ×4
• came ×1
• may be fulfilled ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Luke×13
• Acts×9

• Matthew 22:10

  And those slaves went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both evil and good; and the wedding feast was filled with guests.

• Matthew 27:48

  And at once one of them ran and took a sponge, and filled it with sour wine, and putting it on a reed, he was giving him a drink.

• Luke 1:15

  for he will be great before the Lord, and wine and intoxicating drink he will never drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

• Luke 1:23

  And it happened, when the days of his service were completed, he went away to his home.

• Luke 1:41

  And it happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

• Luke 1:57

  Now for Elizabeth the time came for her to give birth, and she bore a son.

• Luke 1:67

  And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

• Luke 2:6

  And it happened while they were there that the days were completed for her to give birth.

• Luke 2:21

  And when eight days were completed for his circumcision, his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

• Luke 2:22

  And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

• Luke 4:28

  And all in the synagogue were filled with rage when they heard these things;

• Luke 5:7

  And they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

• Luke 5:26

  And amazement seized them all, and they were glorifying God, and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen incredible things today.”

• Luke 6:11

  But they were filled with senseless rage, and were discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.

• Luke 21:22

  for these are days of vengeance, so that all things written may be fulfilled.

• Acts 2:4

  And all were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.

• Acts 3:10

  and they recognized him, that he was the one who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

• Acts 4:8

  Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,

• Acts 4:31

  And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and all were filled with the Holy Spirit and were speaking the word of God with boldness.

• Acts 5:17

  But the high priest and all who were with him, which was the party of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy,

• Acts 9:17

  So Ananias went away and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

• Acts 13:9

  But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him

• Acts 13:45

  But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and were contradicting the things spoken by Paul, blaspheming.

• Acts 19:29

  And the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one mind into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s traveling companions.