1072. gemizó

Strong's Lexicon

gemizó: To fill, to be filled, to load

Original Word: γεμίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: gemizó
Pronunciation: gheh-MID-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (ghem-id'-zo)
Definition: To fill, to be filled, to load
Meaning: I fill, load.

Word Origin: From the root word "γέμω" (gemo), meaning "to be full" or "to fill."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is מָלֵא (male'), Strong's Hebrew 4390, which also means "to fill" or "to be full."

Usage: The verb "gemizó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of filling something to capacity. It often conveys the idea of being completely filled or loaded, whether it be a physical object, a space, or metaphorically, a state of being.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, the concept of filling was significant in both daily life and religious practice. Filling vessels with water, wine, or grain was a common task, and the idea of fullness often symbolized abundance and blessing. In a religious context, being filled could also imply spiritual fullness or completeness, reflecting a state of divine favor or presence.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from gemó
Definition
to fill
NASB Translation
fill (1), filled (7), filling (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1072: γεμίζω

γεμίζω: 1 aorist ἐγεμισα; passive (present γεμίζομαι); 1 aorist ἐγεμίσθην; (γέμω, which see); to fill, fill full;

a. absolutely in passive: Mark 4:37; Luke 14:23.

b. τί τίνος, to fill a thing full of something: Mark 15:36; John 2:7; John 6:13; Revelation 15:8 (Aesehyl. Ag. 443; others); τί ἀπό τίνος, of that which is used for filling, Luke 15:16 (not WH Tr marginal reading); also in the same sense τί ἐκ τίνος, Revelation 8:5; (cf. Luke 15:16 in WH marginal reading) (מִן מָלֵא, Exodus 16:32; Jeremiah 51:34, etc. (cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 8 b.; Buttmann, 163 (143))).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fill, be full.

Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely -- fill (be) full.

see GREEK gemo

Forms and Transliterations

γεμιζεσθαι γεμίζεσθαι γεμίσαι γεμισας γεμίσας Γεμισατε Γεμίσατε γεμισθη γεμισθή γεμισθῇ εγεμισαν εγέμισαν ἐγέμισαν εγεμισεν εγέμισεν ἐγέμισεν εγεμισθη εγεμίσθη ἐγεμίσθη egemisan egémisan egemisen egémisen egemisthe egemisthē egemísthe egemísthē gemisas gemísas Gemisate Gemísate gemisthe gemisthē gemisthêi gemisthē̂i gemizesthai gemízesthai

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 4:37 V-PNM/P
GRK: ὥστε ἤδη γεμίζεσθαι τὸ πλοῖον
NAS: was already filling up.
KJV: was now full.
INT: so that already was filled the boat

Mark 15:36 V-APA-NMS
GRK: τις καὶ γεμίσας σπόγγον ὄξους
NAS: ran and filled a sponge
KJV: filled a spunge full of vinegar, and
INT: one and having filled a sponge with vinegar

Luke 14:23 V-ASP-3S
GRK: εἰσελθεῖν ἵνα γεμισθῇ μου ὁ
NAS: in, so that my house may be filled.
KJV: my house may be filled.
INT: to come in that might be filled of me the

John 2:7 V-AMA-2P
GRK: ὁ Ἰησοῦς Γεμίσατε τὰς ὑδρίας
NAS: said to them, Fill the waterpots
KJV: unto them, Fill the waterpots
INT: Jesus Fill the water vessels

John 2:7 V-AIA-3P
GRK: ὕδατος καὶ ἐγέμισαν αὐτὰς ἕως
NAS: So they filled them up to the brim.
KJV: they filled them up to the brim.
INT: with water And they filled them unto

John 6:13 V-AIA-3P
GRK: οὖν καὶ ἐγέμισαν δώδεκα κοφίνους
NAS: they gathered them up, and filled twelve
KJV: and filled twelve
INT: therefore also filled twelve hand-baskets

Revelation 8:5 V-AIA-3S
GRK: λιβανωτόν καὶ ἐγέμισεν αὐτὸν ἐκ
NAS: the censer and filled it with the fire
KJV: the censer, and filled it with
INT: altar of incense and filled it from

Revelation 15:8 V-AIP-3S
GRK: καὶ ἐγεμίσθη ὁ ναὸς
NAS: And the temple was filled with smoke
KJV: the temple was filled with smoke
INT: And was filled the temple

Strong's Greek 1072
8 Occurrences

ἐγέμισαν — 2 Occ.
ἐγέμισεν — 1 Occ.
ἐγεμίσθη — 1 Occ.
γεμίσας — 1 Occ.
Γεμίσατε — 1 Occ.
γεμισθῇ — 1 Occ.
γεμίζεσθαι — 1 Occ.