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Strong's G4137 πληρόω (pleroo)

Pleroo means “make replete” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4137 — moladah in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4137
Language Greek
Linked Usages 195
Books 48

Strong's G4137 Quick Answer

Strong's G4137 πληρόω (pleroo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. pleroo (play-roh'-o) v. 1. to fully, completely fill 2. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow) It has 195 linked Bible usages across 48 books. Visible English usage signals include filled and fill. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
pleroo (play-roh'-o) v. 1. to fully, completely fill 2. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow)
Usage
195 linked usages
Books
48 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
filled and fill

Meaning and Definition

pleroo (play-roh'-o) v. 1. to fully, completely fill 2. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow) 3. (figuratively) to fully supply, satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc. [from G4134] KJV: accomplish, X after, (be) complete, end, expire, fill (up), fulfil, (be, make) full (come), fully preach, perfect, supply Root(s): G4134

Original Word
πληρόω
Transliteration
pleroo
Derivation
Root: πλήθω R1: 4134
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4137. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to fulfill

Usage: πληρόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for מָלֵא ;] __1. to fill, make full, fill to the full, with accusative; __(a) of things : pass. (σαψήνη, φάραγξ), Mat.13:48, Luk.3:5" (LXX) ; figuratively, Mat.23:32; but chiefly of immaterial things: πᾶσαν χρείαν, Php.4:19; ἦχος ἐλήρωσε τ. οἶκον, Act.2:2; with genitive of thing(s) (cl.), Act.5:28; pass., before ἐκ, Jhn.12:3 (cf. B1., § 36, 4); π. τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.16:6, Act.5:3; metaphorically, of the all-pervading activity of Christ, Eph.4:10; mid., Eph.1:23;

__(b) of persons: to fill with, cause to abound in : with genitive of thing(s) (cl.), Act.2:28 (LXX), Rom.15:13; pass., to be filled with, abound in: Eph.3:19, Php.4:18; with genitive of thing(s) (cl.), Act.13:52, Rom.15:14, 2Ti.1:4; with dative (Æsch., al.), Luk.2:40 (with genitive, T), Rom.1:29, 2Co.7:4; with accusative (so in π., see MM, xx), Php.1:11, Col.1:9; before ἐν, Eph.5:18, Col.2:10. __2. to complete; __(a) to complete, fulfil: of number, Rev.6:11, WH, tat.;

of time (MM, xx), Mrk.1:15, Luk.21:24, Jhn.7:8, Act.7:23, 30 9:23 24:27; ἐυδοκίαν, 2Th.1:11; τ. χαράν, Php.2:2; pass., Jhn.3:29 15:11 16:24 17:13, 1Jn.1:4, 2Jn.12; τ. ἔργα, Rev.3:2; ἡ ὑπακυή, 2Co.10:6; τ. πάσχα, Luk.22:16; __(b) to execute, accomplish, carry out to the full: Mat.3:15, Luk.7:1 9:31, Act.12:25 13:25 14:26 19:21, Rom.8:4 13:8 15:19, Gal.5:14, Col.1:25 4:17, Rev.6:11, T, WH, R, mg.;

__(with) of sayings, prophecies, etc., to bring to pass, fulfil: Mat.1:22 2:15, 17 2:23 4:14 5:17 8:17 12:17 13:35 21:4 26:54, 56 27:9, Mrk.14:49 15:28 (WH, R, txt. om.), Luk.1:20 4:21 24:44, Jhn.12:38 13:18 15:25 17:12 18:9, 32 19:24, 36, Act.1:16 3:18 13:27, Jas.2:23 (cf. Lft., Col., 255 ff.).† (AS)

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How Strong's G4137 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pleroo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

filled Luke 2:40 Fill Matthew 23:32

How Strong's G4137 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 90 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4137 (πληρόω) appears 107 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4137 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4137 in the New Testament

90 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 1:22 KJV

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

Matthew 2:15 KJV

And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Matthew 2:17 KJV

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

Strong's G4137 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

77 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 1:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth.

Genesis 1:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.

Genesis 9:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and have dominion over it.

Strong's G4137 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

26 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G4137 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4137.

Genesis 1:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth.
Genesis 1:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
Genesis 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and have dominion over it.
Genesis 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But do ye increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and have dominion over it.
Genesis 25:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered, and she had twins in her womb.
Genesis 29:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
Genesis 50:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they fulfilled forty days for him, for so are the days of embalming numbered; and Egypt mourned for him seventy days.
Exodus 32:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to them, Ye have filled your hands this day to the Lord each one on his son or on his brother, so that blessing should be given to you.
Leviticus 8:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of witness for seven days, until the day be fulfilled, the day of your consecration; for in seven days shall he consecrate you,
Leviticus 12:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And for thirty-three days she shall continue in her unclean blood; she shall touch nothing holy, and shall not enter the sanctuary, until the days of her purification be fulfilled.
Leviticus 25:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone should sell an inhabited house in a walled city, then there shall be the ransom of it, until the time is fulfilled: its time of ransom shall be a full year.
Leviticus 25:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if it be not ransomed until there be completed of its time a full year, the house which is in the walled city shall be surely confirmed to him that bought it, throughout his generations; and it shall not go out in the release.
Numbers 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
all the days of his separation—a razor shall not come upon his head, until the days be fulfilled which he vowed to the Lord: he shall be holy, cherishing the long hair of the head,
Numbers 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this is the law of him that has vowed: in whatever day he shall have fulfilled the days of his vow, he shall himself bring his gift to the doors of the tabernacle of witness.
Numbers 7:88 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the cattle for a sacrifice of peace offering, twenty-four heifers, sixty rams, sixty he-goats of a year old, sixty ewe lambs of a year old without blemish: this is the dedication of the altar, after that Moses consecrated Aaron, and after he anointed him.
Joshua 3:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord entered upon Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were dipped in part of the water of Jordan (now Jordan overflowed all its banks about the time of wheat harvest):
Judges 17:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the house of Micah was to him the house of God, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and he consecrated one of his sons, and he became to him a priest.
Judges 17:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and he became to him a priest, and he was in the house of Micah.
2 Kingdoms 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when thy days shall have been fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, even thine own issue, and I will establish his kingdom.
3 Kingdoms 1:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold, while thou art still speaking there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and will confirm thy words.
3 Kingdoms 2:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon removed Abiathar from being a priest of the Lord, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
3 Kingdoms 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the son of a widow woman; and he was of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a Tyrian; a worker in brass, and accomplished in art and skill and knowledge to work every work in brass: and he was brought in to King Solomon, and he wrought all the works.
3 Kingdoms 8:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel today, who spoke by his mouth concerning David my father, and has fulfilled it with his hands, saying,
3 Kingdoms 8:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
which thou hast kept toward thy servant David my father: for thou hast spoken by thy mouth and thou hast fulfilled it with thy hands, as at this day.
3 Kingdoms 13:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after this Jeroboam turned not from his sin, but he turned and made of part of the people priests of the high places: whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became a priest for the high places.
4 Kingdoms 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt go in and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and thou shalt pour forth into these vessels, and remove that which is filled.
1 Chronicles 12:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These are the men that crossed over Jordan in the first month, and it had overflowed all its banks; and they drove out all the inhabitants of the valleys, from the east to the west.
1 Chronicles 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Chronicles 29:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for thee to use the gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for every work by the hand of the artificers. And who is willing to dedicate himself in work this day for the Lord?
2 Chronicles 6:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: he has even fulfilled with his hands as he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
2 Chronicles 6:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Even as thou hast kept them with thy servant David my father, as thou hast spoken to him in words—thou hast both spoken with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hands, as it is this day.
2 Chronicles 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Did ye not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to yourselves priests of the people of any other land? whoever came to consecrate himself with a calf of the herd and seven rams, he forthwith became a priest to that which is no god.
2 Chronicles 24:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the princes and all the people gave, and brought in, and cast into the box until it was filled.
2 Chronicles 29:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, bring near and offer sacrifices of praise in the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord; and every one who was ready in his heart brought whole burnt offerings.
2 Chronicles 36:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Sabbath keeping all the days of its desolation, till the accomplishment of seventy years.
2 Chronicles 36:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
Job 20:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; And all distress shall come upon him.
Job 20:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If by any means he would fill his belly, Let God send upon him the fury of wrath; Let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.
Psalms 15:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; Thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance: At thy right hand there are delights forever.
Psalms 19:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Grant thee according to thy heart, And fulfill all thy desire.
Psalms 19:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We will exult in thy salvation, And in the name of our God shall we be magnified: The Lord fulfill all thy petitions.
Psalms 64:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast visited the earth, and saturated it; Thou hast abundantly enriched it. The river of God is filled with water; Thou hast prepared their food, for thus is the preparation of it.
Psalms 70:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let my mouth be filled with praise, That I may hymn thy glory, And thy majesty all the day.
Psalms 71:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And blessed is his glorious name forever, even forever and ever: And all the earth shall be filled with his glory. So be it, so be it.
Psalms 73:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Look upon thy covenant: For the dark places of the earth are filled with the habitations of iniquity.
Psalms 80:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I am the Lord thy God, That brought thee out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Psalms 82:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fill their faces with dishonor; So shall they seek thy name, O Lord.
Psalms 103:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How great are thy works, O Lord! In wisdom hast thou wrought them all: The earth is filled with thy creation.
Psalms 109:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall judge among the nations, he shall fill up the number of corpses, He shall crush the heads of many on the earth.
Psalms 126:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them: They shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates.
Psalms 128:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, Nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.
Ecclesiastes 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All things are full of labor; A man will not be able to speak of them: Neither shall the eye be satisfied with seeing, Neither shall the ear be filled with hearing.
Ecclesiastes 6:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the labor of a man is for his mouth, And yet the appetite shall not be satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There is this evil in all that is done under the sun, That there is one event to all: Yea, the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil, And madness is in their heart during their life, And after that they go to the dead.
Ecclesiastes 11:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If the clouds be filled with rain, They pour it out upon the earth: And if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, In the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be.
Song of Solomon 5:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: His belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone.
Isaiah 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he shall take away from Judah every man who shall be able to lift up his head, and every one able to accomplish anything; and his camp shall fill the breadth of thy land, O God with us.
Isaiah 13:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I give command, and I bring them: giants are coming to fulfill my wrath, rejoicing at the same time and insulting.
Isaiah 40:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: and all the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough places plains.
Isaiah 65:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But ye are they that have left me, and forget my holy mountain, and prepare a table for the devil, and fill up the drink offering to Fortune.
Jeremiah 13:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt say to this people, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and it shall come to pass, if they shall say to thee, Shall we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? that thou shalt say to them,
Jeremiah 13:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill the inhabitants of this land, and their kings the sons of David that sit upon their throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and Judah and all the dwellers in Jerusalem, with strong drink.
Jeremiah 23:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shall anyone hide himself in secret places, and I not see him? Do I not fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 25:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will take vengeance on that nation, and will make them a perpetual desolation.
Jeremiah 28:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Prepare the arrows; fill the quivers: the Lord has stirred up the spirit of the king of the Medes: for his wrath is against Babylon, to destroy it utterly; for it is the Lord’s vengeance, it is the vengeance of his people.
Jeremiah 28:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the Lord has sworn by his arm, saying, I will fill thee with men as with locusts; and they that come down shall cry against thee.
Jeremiah 32:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and lament, ye rams of the flock: for your days have been completed for slaughter, and ye shall fall as the choice rams.
Jeremiah 36:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus said the Lord; When seventy years shall be on the point of being accomplished at Babylon, I will visit you, and will confirm my words to you, to bring back your people to this place.
Jeremiah 40:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to fight against the Chaldeans, and to fill it with the corpses of men, whom I smote in mine anger and my wrath, and turned away my face from them, for all their wickedness:
Jeremiah 41:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When six years are accomplished, thou shalt set free thy brother the Hebrew, who shall be sold to thee: for he shall serve thee six years, and then thou shalt let him go free: but they hearkened not to me, and inclined not their ear.
Jeremiah 51:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus has the Lord God of Israel said; Ye women have spoken with your mouth, and ye fulfilled it with your hands, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour drink offerings to her: full well did ye keep to your vows, and ye have indeed performed them.
Lamentations 4:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We have hunted for our little ones, That they should not walk in our streets. Our time has drawn nigh, Our days are fulfilled, Our time is come.
Ezekiel 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their silver shall be cast forth in the streets, and their gold shall be despised: their souls shall not be satisfied, and their bellies shall not be filled: for it was the punishment of their iniquities.
Daniel 2:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then once for all the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold, were ground to powder, and became as chaff from the summer threshing floor; and the violence of the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them: and the stone which had smitten the image became a great mountain, and filled all the earth.
Daniel 5:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the interpretation of the sentence: Mene; God has measured thy kingdom, and finished it.
Daniel 8:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And at the latter time of their kingdom, when their sins are coming to the full, there shall arise a king bold in countenance, and understanding riddles.
Zephaniah 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will openly take vengeance on the porches in that day, on the men that fill the house of the Lord their God with ungodliness and deceit.
Matthew 1:22 New Testament, KJV
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Matthew 2:15 New Testament, KJV
And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
Matthew 2:17 New Testament, KJV
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
Matthew 2:23 New Testament, KJV
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Matthew 3:15 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Matthew 4:14 New Testament, KJV
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Matthew 5:17 New Testament, KJV
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Matthew 8:17 New Testament, KJV
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Matthew 12:17 New Testament, KJV
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Matthew 13:35 New Testament, KJV
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 13:48 New Testament, KJV
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Matthew 21:4 New Testament, KJV
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
Matthew 23:32 New Testament, KJV
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Matthew 26:54 New Testament, KJV
But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Matthew 26:56 New Testament, KJV
But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
Matthew 27:9 New Testament, KJV
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
Matthew 27:35 New Testament, KJV
And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
Mark 1:15 New Testament, KJV
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark 14:49 New Testament, KJV
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
Mark 15:28 New Testament, KJV
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
Luke 1:20 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Luke 2:40 New Testament, KJV
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luke 3:5 New Testament, KJV
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
Luke 4:21 New Testament, KJV
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Luke 7:1 New Testament, KJV
Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
Luke 9:31 New Testament, KJV
Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
Luke 21:22 New Testament, KJV
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
Luke 21:24 New Testament, KJV
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Luke 22:16 New Testament, KJV
For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Luke 24:44 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
John 3:29 New Testament, KJV
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
John 7:8 New Testament, KJV
Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.
John 12:3 New Testament, KJV
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
John 12:38 New Testament, KJV
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
John 13:18 New Testament, KJV
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
John 15:11 New Testament, KJV
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
John 15:25 New Testament, KJV
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
John 16:6 New Testament, KJV
But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
John 16:24 New Testament, KJV
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
John 17:12 New Testament, KJV
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
John 17:13 New Testament, KJV
And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
John 18:9 New Testament, KJV
That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
John 18:32 New Testament, KJV
That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4137, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 17 usages, New Testament
Mark 3 usages, New Testament
Luke 10 usages, New Testament
John 15 usages, New Testament
Acts 16 usages, New Testament
Romans 6 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 4 usages, New Testament
Philippians 4 usages, New Testament
Colossians 5 usages, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 John 1 usage, New Testament
2 John 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
Judith 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G4137 FAQ

What does pleroo (πληρόω) mean?

Pleroo (Strong's G4137) is a Greek word most simply glossed "make replete". pleroo (play-roh'-o) v. 1. to fully, completely fill 2. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow)

How many times is pleroo (πληρόω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 195 linked usages for Strong's G4137 across 48 books.

Where can I study pleroo (πληρόω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4137 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate pleroo (πληρόω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as filled and fill. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4137 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 77 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 26 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G4137, with linked reader references where each row is available.