Lexicon
γεμίζω
gemizō
G1072
G:V Greek

to fill

9
Occurrences
4
Books
Greek
Language

gemizo describes bringing jars, baskets, a sponge, a censer, a stomach, or an enclosed space to fullness.

The attested use describes making a receptacle, bodily need, or enclosed place full: people fill jars, baskets, a sponge, and a censer, while a boat, house, and temple are described as becoming full. The same use appears with water, fragments, vinegar, fire, smoke, people, and pods in the surrounding clauses.

Senses in use

  1. Bringing a container, need, or space to fullness · dominant

    Active forms occur where something is put into a receptacle or need: in John 2:7 the APB renders jars filled with water to the top; in John 6:13 it renders baskets filled with leftover fragments; and in Mark 15:36 it renders a sponge filled with vinegar. Passive forms describe a place becoming full: in Mark 4:37 the boat is being filled by waves, in Luke 14:23 the house may be filled by those brought in, and in Revelation 15:8 the temple is filled with smoke.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the action with “Fill” or “filled,” and uses “being filled” where the boat is receiving waves. These English expressions confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixing a separate rendering for each form.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture