Strong's Greek: 4134. πλήρης (plérés) -- Full, complete, filled
Strong's Lexicon
plérés: Full, complete, filled
Original Word: πλήρης
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: plérés
Pronunciation: play-RACE
Phonetic Spelling: (play'-race)
Definition: Full, complete, filled
Meaning: full, abounding in, complete, completely occupied with.
Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb πίμπλημι (pimplēmi), meaning "to fill" or "to be full."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of fullness is מָלֵא (male'), Strong's Hebrew 4390, which also means "full" or "filled."
Usage: The Greek adjective "plérés" is used to describe something that is full or complete, often in a spiritual or moral sense. It conveys the idea of being filled to capacity, lacking nothing, and being entirely complete. In the New Testament, it is frequently used to describe individuals who are filled with the Holy Spirit or with certain qualities such as wisdom or faith.
Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of fullness was often associated with abundance and completeness. In Jewish thought, being "full" could also imply spiritual maturity and moral integrity. The New Testament usage of "plérés" reflects these cultural understandings, emphasizing the fullness of God's presence and the completeness of His work in believers.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 4134 plḗrēs (an adjective) – full; used of being full of the presence of the Lord (His provisions) which is the definition of a full life. See 4130 (plēthō). Being "full" (4134 /plḗrēs) brings God's wisdom, grace and power (Ac 6:3,8).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from a derivation of pléthó (to be full)
Definition
full
NASB Translation
abounding (1), covered (1), filled (1), full (12), mature (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4134: πλήρης
πλήρης, πλῆρες (ΠΛΑΩ), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, the Sept. chiefly for מָלֵא;
a. full, i. e. filled up (as opposed to empty): of hollow vessels, Matthew 14:20; Matthew 15:37; Mark 6:43 (R G L); with a genitive of the thing, Mark 8:19; of a surface, covered in every part: λέπρας, Luke 5:12; of the soul, thoroughly permeated with: πνεύματος ἁγίου, Luke 4:1; Acts 6:3; Acts 7:55; Acts 11:24; πίστεως, Acts 6:5; χάριτος, Acts 6:8 (Rec. πίστεως); χάριτος καί ἀληθείας, John 1:14; δόλου, Acts 13:10 (Jeremiah 5:27); θυμοῦ, Acts 19:28; abounding in, ἔργων ἀγαθῶν, Acts 9:36.
b. full i. e. complete; lacking nothing, perfect (so the Sept. sometimes for שָׁלֵם; σελήνη πλήρης, Sir. I. 6, cf. Herodotus 6, 106): μισθός, 2 John 1:8 (Ruth 2:12); σῖτος, a full kernel of grain (one completely filling the follicle or hull containing it), Mark 4:28.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
full.From pletho; replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete -- full.
see GREEK pletho
Forms and Transliterations
πλήρει πληρεις πλήρεις πλήρες πληρη πλήρη πλήρης πλήρους τελείας plere plērē plḗre plḗrē plereis plēreis plḗreis pleres plērēs plḗres plḗrēsLinks
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Matthew 14:20 Adj-AMP
GRK: δώδεκα κοφίνους πλήρεις
NAS: twelve full baskets.
KJV: twelve baskets full.
INT: twelve hand-baskets full
Matthew 15:37 Adj-AFP
GRK: ἑπτὰ σπυρίδας πλήρεις
NAS: seven large baskets full.
KJV: seven baskets full.
INT: seven baskets full
Mark 4:28 Adj-AMS
GRK: στάχυν εἶτα πλήρης σῖτον ἐν
NAS: then the mature grain
KJV: the ear, after that the full corn in
INT: an ear then full grain in
Mark 8:19 Adj-AMP
GRK: κοφίνους κλασμάτων πλήρεις ἤρατε λέγουσιν
NAS: baskets full of broken pieces
KJV: baskets full of fragments
INT: hand-baskets of fragments full took you up They say
Luke 4:1 Adj-NMS
GRK: Ἰησοῦς δὲ πλήρης πνεύματος ἁγίου
NAS: Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,
KJV: And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost
INT: Jesus moreover full of [the] Spirit Holy
Luke 5:12 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ πλήρης λέπρας ἰδὼν
NAS: [there was] a man covered with leprosy;
KJV: behold a man full of leprosy: who
INT: behold a man full of leprosy having seen
John 1:14 Adj-NFS
GRK: παρὰ πατρός πλήρης χάριτος καὶ
NAS: from the Father, full of grace
KJV: of the Father,) full of grace and
INT: with a father full of grace and
Acts 6:3 Adj-AMP
GRK: μαρτυρουμένους ἑπτὰ πλήρεις πνεύματος καὶ
NAS: of good reputation, full of the Spirit
KJV: of honest report, full of the Holy
INT: carried witness to seven full of [the] Spirit and
Acts 6:5 Adj-AMS
GRK: Στέφανον ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καὶ
NAS: a man full of faith
KJV: Stephen, a man full of faith and
INT: Stephen a man full of faith and
Acts 6:8 Adj-NMS
GRK: Στέφανος δὲ πλήρης χάριτος καὶ
NAS: And Stephen, full of grace and power,
KJV: And Stephen, full of faith and
INT: Stephen moreover full grace and
Acts 7:55 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὑπάρχων δὲ πλήρης πνεύματος ἁγίου
NAS: But being full of the Holy Spirit,
KJV: But he, being full of the Holy Ghost,
INT: being moreover full of [the] Spirit Holy
Acts 9:36 Adj-NFS
GRK: αὕτη ἦν πλήρης ἔργων ἀγαθῶν
NAS: this woman was abounding with deeds
KJV: this woman was full of good works
INT: She was full of works good
Acts 11:24 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἀγαθὸς καὶ πλήρης πνεύματος ἁγίου
NAS: man, and full of the Holy
KJV: man, and full of the Holy Ghost
INT: good and full of [the] Spirit Holy
Acts 13:10 Adj-NMS
GRK: εἶπεν Ὦ πλήρης παντὸς δόλου
NAS: and said, You who are full of all
KJV: And said, O full of all subtilty
INT: said O full of all deceit
Acts 19:28 Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ γενόμενοι πλήρεις θυμοῦ ἔκραζον
NAS: When they heard [this] and were filled with rage,
KJV: [these sayings], they were full of wrath,
INT: and having become full of anger they cried out
2 John 1:8 Adj-AMS
GRK: ἀλλὰ μισθὸν πλήρη ἀπολάβητε
NAS: but that you may receive a full reward.
KJV: but that we receive a full reward.
INT: but a reward full we might receive