mestos describes people or things as filled with what is present in them, whether qualities, evils, or physical contents.

The predominant use describes people, the tongue, or wisdom as characterized by an abundance of specified qualities or evils; the same description is also applied to a vessel and a net containing physical contents.

1. Abundantly characterized by stated qualities · dominant

   In Romans 15:14, the nominative plural masculine form describes the addressees in connection with goodness, knowledge, and their ability to admonish one another; the APB renders the clause “full of goodness.” In James 3:8 and James 3:17, the nominative singular feminine form is used of the tongue in relation to deadly poison and of wisdom in relation to mercy and good fruits. Matthew 23:28, Romans 1:29, and 2 Peter 2:14 likewise place the adjective in descriptions of inward hypocrisy and lawlessness, a list of evils, and eyes associated with adultery and sin.

   Romans 15:14James 3:8James 3:17Matthew 23:28Romans 1:292 Peter 2:14
2. Containing a physical quantity · occasional

   In John 19:29, the nominative singular neuter forms describe a vessel in the clause that the APB renders “A vessel full of vinegar was lying there.” In John 21:11, the accusative singular neuter form describes the net after it is hauled ashore, with the APB rendering “It was full of large fish.”

   John 19:29John 21:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly uses “full of” or “full,” including the vessel, net, tongue, wisdom, and descriptions of people. In Romans 1:29 it also uses “filled with” in the surrounding list; That variation cannot by itself define the term.