Word Study on Πληρόω (Plēroō)

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Πληρόω (plēroō) has four meanings: to make full, to complete a period of time, to bring to completion that which was already begun, and to bring to a designed end. It is used 17 times in the Gospel of Matthew, but the last time it is used it is not included in all ancient manuscripts. The second half of Mathew 27:35 where the word πληρόω occurs is only found in Δ, Θ, 0250, f 1.13, 1424, the vulgate and other minor texts. It is missing inא , A, D, Θ, 0281, f 1, 565, 892. The majority of these texts where it is not found date earlier than the ones where it is included, which lends strength to it not being included.
There are three apparent meanings of πληρόω in Matthew. The first would be that something has happened that was predicted in the Old Testament. The second would be the literal filling up of something, such as, a net; and third is to reach a time of completion, when all is finished.
The majority of ways that πληρόω is used in the Gospel of Matthew is to fulfill or bring to a designed end. It occurs this way 13 times, including Matthew 27:35. The general wording i...

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