"also spelled ἐμπίμπλημι (G1855) and ἐμπιμπλάω (G1857), to fill, Acts 14:17; pass. to be satisfied, satiated, full, Lk. 1:53; 6:25; Jn. 6:12; met. to have the full enjoyment of, Rom. 15:24*"
Definition and meaning
also spelled ἐμπίμπλημι (G1855) and ἐμπιμπλάω (G1857), to fill, Acts 14:17; pass. to be satisfied, satiated, full, Lk. 1:53; 6:25; Jn. 6:12; met. to have the full enjoyment of, Rom. 15:24*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐμπίπλημι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of empiplemi (G1705) across the King James Bible.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
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Common questions
Strong's G1705 (empiplemi) is a Greek word that means: also spelled ἐμπίμπλημι (G1855) and ἐμπιμπλάω (G1857), to fill, Acts 14:17; pass. to be satisfied, satiated, full, Lk. 1:53; 6:25; Jn. 6:12; met. to have the full enjoyment of, Rom. 15:24* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word empiplemi (G1705) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1705 is empiplemi, a Greek word defined as: also spelled ἐμπίμπλημι (G1855) and ἐμπιμπλάω (G1857), to fill, Acts 14:17; pass. to be satisfied, satiated, full, Lk. 1:53; 6:25; Jn. 6:12; met. to h. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
empiplemi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.