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πλησμονή

plēsmonḗ

G4140 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Filling, state of being full; the act or condition of being filled or supplied to capacity, often with food but also in broader metaphorical senses such as abundance, satisfaction, or completion. The term conveys both the process ('filling up') and the resulting state ('fullness'). In some contexts, especially in moral or philosophical discourse, it may refer to sensual gratification or the satisfying of appetites.

Semantic Range

filling, fullness, abundance, satiety, gratification, satisfying, state of being supplied to capacity, completion

Root / Etymology

From πλησ- (root of πλῆθω, meaning 'to fill') plus the abstract noun ending -μονή; denotes the action or result of filling. Related to πλήθω and πλήρης ('full').

Historical & Contextual Notes

πλησμονή is a rare noun, attested primarily in later Greek (Hellenistic and Koine). In the New Testament, it appears in the sense of 'abundance, satiety, or gratification,' often with reference to physical (esp. dietary) satisfaction (cf. Sirach, Wis Lit). The nuance can be either positive (fullness, sufficiency) or negative (excess, overindulgence), depending on context. Earliest occurrences are in Hellenistic philosophical writers and Jewish-Greek literature. English translations often render πλησμονή as 'satisfying' or 'gratification,' but this may underrepresent the broader range of the original, which centers on being filled up or reaching a state of fullness. πλησμονή can overlap semantically with χορτασμός (satiation), but while χορτασμός more strictly refers to physical satiety, πλησμονή more broadly indicates the condition or process of being brought to fullness or abundance.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from a presumed derivative of πλήθω; a filling up, i.e. (figuratively) gratification:--satisfying.

Root Family

πλησμονή (plēsmonē) — filling, fullness, satiety, gratification, state of being supplied to capacity

Root πλησ- to fill, to supply, to be full

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4140-01 πλησμονὴν plesmonen N ACC F SG indulgence fullness indulgence 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4140-01 Colossians 2:23 πλησμονὴν plesmonen N ACC F SG indulgence fullness indulgence
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