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ἐκπληρόω

ekplēróō

G1603 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To bring to full completion, accomplish entirely, or fulfill completely; to cause a process or promise to reach its intended, necessary, or complete state. In Koine usage, ἐκπληρόω often conveys the sense of bringing something to its total or final fulfillment, particularly in reference to prophecies, statements, commands, or requirements. The sense emphasizes a thorough or total completion distinct from simple fulfillment (πληρόω), sometimes with nuance of official or divinely-purposed accomplishment.

Semantic Range

to fulfill entirely, to complete fully, to accomplish thoroughly, to bring to absolute completion, to realize completely

Root / Etymology

From the preposition ἐκ (“out of, from”) and πληρόω (“to fill, fulfill”), literally “to fill out fully” or “to fill from out (a source) to completion.”

Historical & Contextual Notes

ἐκπληρόω appears primarily in later Greek, especially in the Koine period and in the Septuagint and New Testament. The addition of ἐκ- intensifies πληρόω, stressing completeness or full realization. In the LXX and NT, it frequently refers to the decisive fulfillment of scriptural prophecy or divine pronouncement, emphasizing that the event or word is not just partly but entirely realized. Distinct from πληρόω, which can simply mean to fill or to fulfill in a general sense, ἐκπληρόω carries a sense of completion to the utmost degree. Its use in classical Greek is rare; the verb is more frequent in Jewish-Greek and early Christian literature. Standard English translations often render it as 'fulfill,' but may overlook the intensified nuance of 'fully accomplish' or 'bring to full completion.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐκ and πληρόω; to accomplish entirely:--fulfill.

Root Family

ἐκπληρόω (ekplēroō) — to fill out fully, to complete, to accomplish entirely

Root πληρό- to fill, to make full, to complete

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1603-01 ἐκπεπλήρωκεν ekpepleroken V PRF ACT IND 3P SG has fulfilled has fully accomplished has fully accomplished 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1603-01 Acts 13:33 ἐκπεπλήρωκεν ekpepleroken V PRF ACT IND 3P SG has fulfilled has fully accomplished has fully accomplished
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