ἐκπληρ-όω G1603
to fulfill, complete; to bring to full realization or completion
This compound verb intensifies the basic sense of "filling" to mean bringing something to complete fulfillment. In Acts 13:33, it describes how God has fulfilled His promise by raising Jesus from the dead. The perfect tense emphasizes the completed state: the promise stands fulfilled. Multilingual glosses (ha-cumplido, accomplir) emphasize the accomplishment aspect, while the German preserves the Greek form, perhaps acknowledging its theological richness.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To bring to full completion or realization, especially of divine promises or purposes. In Acts 13:33, Paul declares that God has fulfilled His promise to the fathers by raising Jesus—a complete, definitive act. The perfect tense underscores the lasting effect: what God promised stands accomplished, reshaping Israel's messianic hope. 1×
AR["أَكمَلَهُ"]·ben["পূর্ণ-করেছেন"]·DE["ἐκπεπλήρωκεν"]·EN["has-fulfilled"]·FR["accomplir"]·heb["מִלֵּא"]·HI["पूरा-किया-है"]·ID["menggenapi"]·IT["compiere"]·jav["sampun-njangkepaken,"]·KO["성취하셨다"]·PT["cumpriu,"]·RU["исполнил"]·ES["ha-cumplido"]·SW["ameitimiza,"]·TR["yerine-getirdi"]·urd["پورا-کیا-ہے"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐκπληρ-όω, fill up, ἑκατὸν ἐχίδναις ἀσπίδ᾽ ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 make up to a certain number, ἐκπληροῦσι τὰς ἴσας μυριάδας ἐκείνοισι Refs 5th c.BC+; δέκατον ἐκπληρῶν ὄχον making up the number of ten chariots, Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 man completely, τριήρεις Refs 4th c.BC+ __4 fulfil, ἡ χάρις ἐκπεπλήρωται NT+5th c.BC+ __5 pay off, τὸ χρέος Refs 5th c.BC+ __II ἐ. λιμένα πλάτῃ make one's way over, Refs 5th c.BC+