3324. mestos

Lexicon

mestos: Full, filled, complete

Original Word: μεστός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: mestos
Pronunciation: mes-TOS
Phonetic Spelling: (mes-tos')
Definition: Full, filled, complete
Meaning: full, filled with.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

replete literally or figuratively, full.

Of uncertain derivation -- replete (literally or figuratively) -- full.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
full
NASB Translation
full (9).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3324: μεστός

μεστός, μεστή, μεστόν, from Homer (i. e. Epigr.) down, the Sept. for מָלֵא, full; with the genitive of the thing: properly, John 19:29; John 21:11; James 3:8; tropically, in reference to persons, whose minds are as it were filled with thoughts and emotions, either good or bad, Matthew 23:28; Romans 1:29; Romans 15:14; 2 Peter 2:14; James 3:17 (Proverbs 6:34).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from a primary verb μένω (meno), meaning "to remain" or "to abide."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of fullness in the Hebrew Bible is often expressed with words like מָלֵא (male', Strong's Hebrew 4390), which similarly conveys the idea of being full or filled. Another related term is שָׂבַע (sava', Strong's Hebrew 7646), which can mean to be satisfied or filled, often in the context of food or drink. These Hebrew terms parallel the Greek μεστός in their emphasis on completeness and saturation.

Usage: The term μεστός is used in the New Testament to describe something that is full or filled with a particular quality or substance. It often conveys the idea of being completely occupied or saturated with something.

Context: The Greek word μεστός (mestos) appears in several New Testament passages, emphasizing the concept of fullness or completeness. It is used to describe both physical and metaphorical fullness. For instance, in Matthew 23:25, Jesus criticizes the Pharisees and scribes, saying, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full (μεστοί) of greed and self-indulgence." Here, μεστός is used metaphorically to describe the inner moral state of the Pharisees as being completely occupied by negative traits.

In another instance, John 19:29 describes the scene of Jesus' crucifixion: "A jar full (μεστόν) of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth." In this context, μεστός is used in a literal sense to describe the jar being filled with sour wine.

The use of μεστός in the New Testament often highlights the contrast between external appearances and internal realities, as well as the idea of being wholly consumed or characterized by a particular quality, whether positive or negative.

Forms and Transliterations

μεστη μεστή μεστὴ μεστοι μεστοί μεστοὶ μεστον μεστόν μεστὸν μεστός μεστους μεστούς μεστοὺς meste mestē mestḕ mestoi mestoí mestoì meston mestón mestòn mestous mestoùs

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 23:28 Adj-NMP
GRK: δέ ἐστε μεστοὶ ὑποκρίσεως καὶ
NAS: but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy
KJV: within ye are full of hypocrisy and
INT: however you are full of hypocrisy and

John 19:29 Adj-NNS
GRK: ἔκειτο ὄξους μεστόν σπόγγον οὖν
NAS: A jar full of sour wine
KJV: a vessel full of vinegar:
INT: was set of vinegar full a sponge therefore

John 19:29 Adj-NNS
GRK: σπόγγον οὖν μεστὸν τοῦ ὄξους
NAS: a sponge full of the sour wine
INT: a sponge therefore having filled with vinegar

John 21:11 Adj-ANS
GRK: τὴν γῆν μεστὸν ἰχθύων μεγάλων
NAS: the net to land, full of large fish,
KJV: to land full of great fishes,
INT: the land full of fish large

Romans 1:29 Adj-AMP
GRK: πλεονεξίᾳ κακίᾳ μεστοὺς φθόνου φόνου
NAS: greed, evil; full of envy, murder,
KJV: maliciousness; full of envy,
INT: covetousness malice full of envy murder

Romans 15:14 Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ αὐτοὶ μεστοί ἐστε ἀγαθωσύνης
NAS: that you yourselves are full of goodness,
KJV: also are full of goodness, filled
INT: also yourselves full are of goodness

James 3:8 Adj-NFS
GRK: ἀκατάστατον κακόν μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου
NAS: evil [and] full of deadly
KJV: evil, full of deadly
INT: [it is] an unrestrainable evil full of poison deadly

James 3:17 Adj-NFS
GRK: ἐπιεικής εὐπειθής μεστὴ ἐλέους καὶ
NAS: reasonable, full of mercy
KJV: [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy
INT: gentle yielding full of mercy and

2 Peter 2:14 Adj-AMP
GRK: ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντες μεστοὺς μοιχαλίδος καὶ
NAS: eyes full of adultery
KJV: Having eyes full of adultery, and
INT: eyes having full of an adulteress and

Strong's Greek 3324
9 Occurrences

μεστὴ — 2 Occ.
μεστοὶ — 2 Occ.
μεστόν — 3 Occ.
μεστοὺς — 2 Occ.