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πληρόω
plēróō · Greek · Strong's G4137 · 86 occurrences
The KJV renders 22 different Hebrew and Greek words as “end”
What it means
to make replete, i.e. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc.
from G4134 (πλήρης);
How the KJV renders it
accomplish, x after, complete, end, expire, fill, fulfil, make full, fully preach, perfect, supply
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“end”
also renders
télos (G5056), synteléō (G4931), ékbasis (G1545), péras (G4009), syntéleia (G4930), ʼepheç (H657), gabluth (H1383), dibrâh (H1700), châdal (H2308), kânâph (H3671), migbâlâh (H4020), çôwph (H5490), çôwph (H5491), ʻêqeb (H6118), pêʼâh (H6285), qenets (H7078), qetsev (H7099), qᵉtsâth (H7118), rôʼsh (H7218), shâlam (H7999), taklîyth (H8503)“perfect”
also renders
akribōs (G199), téleios (G5046), ártios (G739), katartízō (G2675), gâmar (H1584), gᵉmar (H1585), kûwn (H3559), kâlîyl (H3632), kâlal (H3634), shâlêm (H8003), taklîyth (H8503), tâm (H8535), tâmîym (H8549)“expire”
also renders
teléō (G5055)Questions this word decides
Where it appears
86 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 John 1:4 V-RPP-NSF2 Corinthians 7:4 V-RPI-1S2 Corinthians 10:6 V-APS-3S2 John 1:12 V-RPP-NSF2 Thessalonians 1:11 V-AAS-3S2 Timothy 1:4 V-APS-1SActs 1:16 V-APNActs 2:2 V-AAI-3SActs 2:28 V-FAI-2SActs 3:18 V-AAI-3SActs 5:3 V-AAI-3SActs 5:28 V-RAI-2PActs 7:23 V-IPI-3SActs 7:30 V-APP-GPNActs 9:23 V-IPI-3PActs 12:25 V-AAP-NPMActs 13:25 V-IAI-3SActs 13:27 V-AAI-3PActs 13:52 V-IPI-3PActs 14:26 V-AAI-3PActs 19:21 V-API-3SActs 24:27 V-APP-GSFColossians 1:9 V-APS-2PColossians 1:25 V-AANColossians 2:10 V-RPP-NPMColossians 4:17 V-PAS-2SEphesians 1:23 V-PMP-GSMEphesians 3:19 V-APS-2PEphesians 4:10 V-AAS-3SEphesians 5:18 V-PPM-2PGalatians 5:14 V-RPI-3SJames 2:23 V-API-3SJohn 3:29 V-RPI-3SJohn 7:8 V-RPI-3SJohn 12:3 V-API-3SJohn 12:38 V-APS-3SJohn 13:18 V-APS-3SJohn 15:11 V-APS-3SJohn 15:25 V-APS-3SJohn 16:6 V-RAI-3SJohn 16:24 V-RPP-NSFJohn 17:12 V-APS-3SJohn 17:13 V-RPP-ASFJohn 18:9 V-APS-3SJohn 18:32 V-APS-3SJohn 19:24 V-APS-3SJohn 19:36 V-APS-3SLuke 1:20 V-FPI-3PLuke 2:40 V-PPP-NSNLuke 3:5 V-FPI-3SLuke 4:21 V-RPI-3SLuke 7:1 V-AAI-3SLuke 9:31 V-PANLuke 21:24 V-APS-3PLuke 22:16 V-APS-3SLuke 24:44 V-APNMatthew 1:22 V-APS-3SMatthew 2:15 V-APS-3SMatthew 2:17 V-API-3SMatthew 2:23 V-APS-3S
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