fulfillment

Greek, Noun, Neuter

πλήρωμα, -τος, τό (< πληρόω), [in LXX for מְלֹא;] the result of the action involved in πληρόω (Lft, Col, 255 if; AR, Eph., 255 ff.), hence, 1) in passive sense, that which has been completed, complement, plenitude, fullness (in Xen, Luc, Polyb, al, of a ship's crew or cargo, and by meton. of the ship itself): Jhn.1:16, Rom.11:12, 25 15:29, 1Co.10:26 " (LXX) Eph.1:23 (AR, 42 ff.) Eph.3:19 (AR. 87 ff.) Eph.4:13, Col.1:19 2:9; of time, Gal.4:4, Eph.1:10; κοφίνων (σφυρίδων) πληρώματα, basketfuls, Mrk.6:43 8:20. 2) In active sense (= πλήρωσις, as freq. in words of these formations, cf. κτίσις, and see MM, xx); (a) that which fills up (but see Lft, l.with): Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21; (b) a filling up, completing, fulfilment: Rom.13:10. (AS)

fulfillment

Greek, Noun, Neuter

πλήρ-ωμα, ατος, τό, that which fills, complement, κρατήρων πληρώματα, i.e. wine, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χθονὸς π, i.e. men, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ π. τῆς γαστρός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of excrement, [Refs 4th c.AD+] 2) δαιτὸς π. satiety of the feast, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τυρῶν their fill of cheese, [Refs] 3) of ships, full number, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but, of single ships, complement, crew, in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ὑπηρεσία (which see), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἐπίλεκτον [Refs 2nd c.BC+] make up the full number of citizens, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; gang of workmen, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 4) of number, sum, ὀγδώκοντα ἔτεα ζόης π. μακρότατον προκεῖσθαι [Refs] years are fixed as life's longest sum, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sum, total, τὸ π. τῶν ἀγαθῶν [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 5) piece inserted to fill up, [NT+2nd c.AD+] 6) fullness, full and perfect nature, [NT]; τὸ π. τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ Χριστοῦ, [NT]; later τὰ π. τῶν θεῶν [Refs 4th c.AD+]; the aggregate of properties which constitute the complete nature of a thing, full specification, substance, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; πᾶς νοῦς, π. ὢν εἰδῶν [Refs 5th c.AD+] 7) reserves of troops, στρατιῶν [Refs 6th c.AD+] 8) mass, complex, ὁ κόσμος π. ἐστι κακίας, ζωῆς, [Refs 1st c.AD+] 9) duties of an office, [Refs 6th c.AD+]; completion of a term of office (compare 11), [Refs] 10) freight, cargo, νεώς [Refs 1st c.AD+] II) filling up, completing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ζηνὸς ἔχεις κυλίκων π. hast the task of filling, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) fulfilment, νόμου [NT]

Greek

Noun Neuter

repletion or completion, i.e. (subjectively) what fills (as contents, supplement, copiousness, multitude), or (objectively) what is filled (as container, performance, period); which is put in to fill up, piece that filled up, fulfilling, full, fulness; from g4137 (πληρόω);