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    G4138

    Fullness (Plērōma)

    πλήρωμα (plērōma)

    Complete filling — the totality, completeness, and abundant overflow of God's presence and purpose.

    Greek
    Pronunciation: PLAY-roh-mah

    Definition

    Plērōma is the Greek word for fullness, meaning that which fills up or makes complete. Paul uses it to describe the total presence of God dwelling in Christ and the complete maturity toward which the church grows.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    Colossians 2:9

    “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
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    Ephesians 3:19

    “And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”
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    Ephesians 4:13

    “Till we all come in the unity of the faith... unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.