ἀναπληρόω
anaplēroō
to fulfil
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the available data, the Greek word ἀναπληρόω (anaplēroō) means "to fulfil". This verb's specific focus on fulfilling something suggests that its usage is closely tied to the completion or realization of an objective, command, or promise. Occurrences of ἀναπληρόω are quite limited in the Bible, with only 6 instances reported. This scarcity could imply that the word was chosen for its precise meaning or significance in specific contexts, where the idea of "fulfilment" carries special weight. The fact that it occurs just six times suggests that it might be used sparingly to add emphasis or nuance to particular themes or ideas in the biblical text. Without additional context, it is difficult to discern the full scope of its implications.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, ‘By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive:
1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?
1 Corinthians 16:17I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; for that which was lacking on your part, they supplied.
Galatians 6:2Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Philippians 2:30because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
1 Thessalonians 2:16forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.