"full, filled, Mt. 14:20; 15:37; full of disease, Lk. 5:12; met. full of, abounding in, wholly occupied with, completely under the influence of, or affected by, Lk. 4:1; Jn. 1:14; Acts 9:36; full, complete, perfect, Mk. 4:28"
Definition and meaning
full, filled, Mt. 14:20; 15:37; full of disease, Lk. 5:12; met. full of, abounding in, wholly occupied with, completely under the influence of, or affected by, Lk. 4:1; Jn. 1:14; Acts 9:36; full, complete, perfect, Mk. 4:28
In the original Greek the word is written: πλήρης
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 pleres (G4134) across the King James Bible.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
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Common questions
Strong's G4134 (pleres) is a Greek word that means: full, filled, Mt. 14:20; 15:37; full of disease, Lk. 5:12; met. full of, abounding in, wholly occupied with, completely under the influence of, or affected by, Lk. 4:1; Jn. 1:14; Acts 9:36; full, comp... It appears 17 times in the King James Bible.
The word pleres (G4134) appears 17 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4134 is pleres, a Greek word defined as: full, filled, Mt. 14:20; 15:37; full of disease, Lk. 5:12; met. full of, abounding in, wholly occupied with, completely under the influence of, or aff. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pleres is a Greek word found in the New Testament.