Lexical Definition
πλήρης plḗrēs (play'-race) full G:A
from πλήθω
full.
- replete, or covered over
- by analogy, complete
Abbott-Smith
πλήρης, -ες, [in LXX chiefly for מָלֵא;]
1. full, filled: Mt 14:20 15:37; c. gen. rei, Mk 8:19; λέπρας, Lk 5:12; metaph., of the soul: πνεύματος ἁγίου, Lk 4:1, Ac 6:3 7:55 11:24; πίστεως, Ac 6:5; χάριτος, Ac 6:8; χ. καὶ ἀληθείας (where π. is indecl.; v. M, Pr., 50; Milligan, NTD, 65, with reff. in each), Jo 1:14; δόλου, Ac 13:10; θυμοῦ, Ac 19:28; ἔργων ἀγαθῶν, Ac 9:36.
2. full, complete: μισθός, II Jo 8; σῖτος (π. prob. indecl. here; v. on Jo 1:14, supr.), Mk 4:28.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 14:20 · 15:37 |
| Mark | 4:28 · 8:19 |
| Luke | 4:1 · 5:12 |
| John | 1:14 |
| Acts | 6:3 · 6:5 · 6:8 · 7:55 · 9:36 · 11:24 · 13:10 · 19:28 |
| 2 John | 1:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πλήρης, ες,
genitive εος, contraction ους: comparative -έστερος[Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -έστατος[Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: (πίμ-πλη-μι):
__I with genitive, full of, ἄστυ π. οἰκιέων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, κενῶν δοξασμάτων π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 infected by, π. ὑπ᾽ οἰωνῶν τε καὶ κυνῶν βορᾶς polluted by birds and dogs with meat (torn from the body of Polynices), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.3 satisfied, satiated, with genitive, π. ἔχοντι θυμὸν ὧν χρῄζεις [Refs]participle, θηεύμενοι ἔωσι π. they should have gazed their fill, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II less frequently with dative, filled with, Ἕλλησι βαρβάροις θ᾽ ὁμοῦ π. πόλεις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III absolutely, full, of a swollen stream, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the moon, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; κρατῆρες, δέπας, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; full of people, ἐπειδὰν π. ᾖ τὸ θέατρον [Refs 5th c.BC+]fully manned, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, satisfied, gorged, opposed to κενός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ π., opposed to τὸ κενόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 full, complete, ἐπειρώτων.. εἰ λελάβηκε πλήρεα.. τὰ ἀκροθίνια [Refs 5th c.BC+]; -εστάτη οἰκειότης fullest intimacy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; -εστάτῳ δικαίῳ, = Latin optimo jure, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; of numbers or periods of Time, τέσσερα ἔτεα π. four full years, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 solid, whole, of a voting-pebble (ψῆφος), opposed to τετρυπημένος, τρυπητός, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.4 of sound, full, πληρέστερον μέλος [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__III.5 of wine, full-bodied, with a persistent flavour, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of the pulse, [Refs]; of wool, [Refs]
__III.6 ἐκ πλήρους fully, ποιεῖν τὰ δίκαια [Refs]; in full, τὰ ἐκφόρια κομίσασθαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__IV πλήρης is used indeclinable in later Greek, especially of payments in full, Wilcken [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; frequently variant in [LXX]
__V adverb πλήρως in full, [Refs 4th c.AD+]: superlative -έστατα[Refs 4th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.27.27 ☩ LXX.Num.7.20 ☩ LXX.Job.21.24