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Strong's G4140 πλησμονή (plesmone)

Plesmone means “satisfying” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4140 — molid in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4140
Language Greek
Linked Usages 28
Books 16

Strong's G4140 Quick Answer

Strong's G4140 πλησμονή (plesmone) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. plesmone (place-mon-ay') n. 1. a filling up 2. (figuratively) gratification It has 28 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include satisfying. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
plesmone (place-mon-ay') n. 1. a filling up 2. (figuratively) gratification
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
satisfying

Meaning and Definition

plesmone (place-mon-ay') n. 1. a filling up 2. (figuratively) gratification [from a presumed derivative of G4130] KJV: satisfying Root(s): G4130

Original Word
πλησμονή
Transliteration
plesmone
Derivation
Root: πλήθω R1: 4130
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4140. 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)

gratification

Usage: πλησμονή, -ῆς, ἡ (πίμπλημι), [in LXX chiefly for שָׂבֵעַ and cognate forms ;] a filling up, satiety: πρὸς π. σαρκός (RV, against the indulgence of the flesh; but ICC, in l, for the full satisfaction of the flesh, op. cit., 276 ff.), Col.2:23.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4140 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render plesmone, 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.

satisfying Colossians 2:23

How Strong's G4140 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. 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 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 23 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.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4140 (πλησμονή) appears 27 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4140 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 G4140 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Colossians 2:23 KJV

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

Strong's G4140 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 41:30 Septuagint / Brenton

But there shall come seven years of famine after these, and they shall forget the plenty that shall be in all Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land.

Exodus 16:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And the children of Israel said to them, Would we had died smitten by the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots, and ate bread to satiety! for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to slay all this congregation with hunger.

Exodus 16:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And Moses said, This shall be when the Lord gives you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety, because the Lord has heard your murmuring, which ye murmur against us: and what are we? for your murmuring is not against us, but against God.

Strong's G4140 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 7:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And the cisterns were emptied, and they had not water to drink their fill for one day; for they gave them drink by measure.

Wisdom of Sirach 18:25 Septuagint / Brenton

When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger: And when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4140.

Genesis 41:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But there shall come seven years of famine after these, and they shall forget the plenty that shall be in all Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land.
Exodus 16:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel said to them, Would we had died smitten by the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots, and ate bread to satiety! for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to slay all this congregation with hunger.
Exodus 16:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said, This shall be when the Lord gives you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety, because the Lord has heard your murmuring, which ye murmur against us: and what are we? for your murmuring is not against us, but against God.
Leviticus 25:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the land shall yield her increase, and ye shall eat to fullness, and shall dwell securely in it.
Leviticus 26:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And your threshing time shall overtake the vintage, and your vintage shall overtake your seed time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full; and ye shall dwell safely upon your land, and war shall not go through your land.
Deuteronomy 33:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to Naphtali he said, Naphtali has the fullness of good things; And let him be filled with blessing from the Lord: He shall inherit the west and the south.
Psalms 77:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Man ate angels’ bread; He sent them provision to the full.
Psalms 105:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gave them their request, And sent fullness into their souls.
Proverbs 3:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, And that thy presses may burst forth with wine.
Proverbs 33:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 34:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 1:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
your fasting, and rest from work, your new moons also, and your feasts my soul hates: ye have become loathsome to me; I will no more pardon your sins.
Isaiah 30:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then shall there be rain to the seed of thy land; and the bread of the fruit of thy land shall be plenteous and rich: and thy cattle shall feed in that day in a fertile and spacious place.
Isaiah 55:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore do ye value at the price of money, and give your labor for that which will not satisfy? hearken to me, and ye shall eat that which is good, and your soul shall feast itself on good things.
Isaiah 56:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, they are insatiable dogs, that know not what it is to be filled, and they are wicked, having no understanding: all have followed their own ways, each according to his own will.
Isaiah 65:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For ye shall leave your name for a loathing to my chosen, and the Lord shall destroy you: but my servants shall be called by a new name,
Jeremiah 14:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is there anyone among the idols of the Gentiles that can give rain? and will the sky yield his fullness at their bidding? Art not thou he? we will even wait on thee, O Lord: for thou hast made all these things.
Lamentations 5:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Egypt gave the hand to us, Assyria to their own satisfaction.
Ezekiel 16:49 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover this was the sin of thy sister Sodom, pride: she and her daughters lived in pleasure, in fullness of bread and in abundance: this belonged to her and her daughters, and they helped not the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 39:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall eat fat till ye are full, and shall drink wine till ye are drunken, of my sacrifice which I have prepared for you.
Hosea 13:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
According to their pastures, so they were completely filled; and their hearts were exalted; therefore they forgot me.
Habakkuk 2:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Drink thou also thy fill of disgrace instead of glory: shake, O heart, and quake, the cup of the right hand of the Lord has come round upon thee, and dishonor has gathered upon thy glory.
Haggai 1:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye have sown much, but brought in little; ye have eaten, and are not satisfied; ye have drunk, and are not satisfied with drink, ye have clothed yourselves, and have not become warm thereby: and he that earns wages has gathered them into a bag full of holes.
Colossians 2:23 New Testament, KJV
Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
Judith 7:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cisterns were emptied, and they had not water to drink their fill for one day; for they gave them drink by measure.
Wisdom of Sirach 1:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And filleth men with her fruits.
Wisdom of Sirach 18:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger: And when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need.
Wisdom of Sirach 45:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But he made Aaron more honorable, And gave him a heritage, And divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase; Especially he prepared bread in abundance:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4140, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Haggai 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Colossians 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4140 FAQ

What does plesmone (πλησμονή) mean?

Plesmone (Strong's G4140) is a Greek word most simply glossed "satisfying". plesmone (place-mon-ay') n. 1. a filling up 2. (figuratively) gratification

How many times is plesmone (πλησμονή) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's G4140 across 16 books.

Where can I study plesmone (πλησμονή) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4140 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate plesmone (πλησμονή)?

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

Does Strong's G4140 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 23 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4140, with linked reader references where each row is available.