to fill again
Antanapleroo describes filling up what is lacking through suffering endured for the assembly.
Its sole attested use describes filling up stated deficiencies through suffering in the flesh for the sake of the assembly, as shown in Colossians 1:24.
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Filling up stated deficiencies through suffering · dominant
In Colossians 1:24, the first-person present active indicative form occurs in a statement about sufferings endured on behalf of others and for the sake of the assembly; the APB renders the clause, “I fill up the deficiencies of the pressures of Christ in my flesh.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Colossians 1:24, the APB presents the clause as “I fill up the deficiencies of the pressures of Christ in my flesh.” The precise contribution of the Greek form cannot be isolated beyond this clause-level context.