"to bring full measure, to give in full; to carry out fully, to discharge completely, 2 Tim. 4:5, 17; pass. of things, to be fully established as a matter of certainty, Lk. 1:1; of persons, to be fully convinced, assured, Rom. 4:21; 14:15; Col. 4:12*"
Definition and meaning
to bring full measure, to give in full; to carry out fully, to discharge completely, 2 Tim. 4:5, 17; pass. of things, to be fully established as a matter of certainty, Lk. 1:1; of persons, to be fully convinced, assured, Rom. 4:21; 14:15; Col. 4:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: πληροφορέω
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 plerophoreo (G4135) across the King James Bible.
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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Common questions
Strong's G4135 (plerophoreo) is a Greek word that means: to bring full measure, to give in full; to carry out fully, to discharge completely, 2 Tim. 4:5, 17; pass. of things, to be fully established as a matter of certainty, Lk. 1:1; of persons, to be fully... It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word plerophoreo (G4135) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4135 is plerophoreo, a Greek word defined as: to bring full measure, to give in full; to carry out fully, to discharge completely, 2 Tim. 4:5, 17; pass. of things, to be fully established as a mat. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
plerophoreo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.