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2:8, or unconsciously, Rom. 2:27; of the prophetic Scriptures concerning the death of
Christ, Acts 13:29; prohibitively, of the lust of the flesh, Gal. 5:16. See
ACCOMPLISH
,
FINISH
.
Notes:
(1) In regard to this word in Rev. 15:1 and 8, the
RV
, “finished,” corrects the
KJV
, “filled up,” and “fulfilled,” as the judgments there indicated finish the whole series
of those consisting of the wrath of God; so in 20:3, of the thousand years of the
Millennium (cf. vv. 5, 7). (2) In 17:17, the
RV
has “should be accomplished,” for
KJV
,
“shall be fulfilled.” (3) In Luke 22:37 the
KJV
has “be accomplished” (
RV
, “be fulfilled”).
4.
$
(
!
, 4931), “to complete,” is translated “fulfilled” in the
KJV
of
Mark 13:4 (
RV
, “accomplished). See
COMPLETE
.
5.
(
, 5048), “to bring to an end, fulfill,” is rendered “to fulfill,” of
days. Luke 2:43; of the Scripture, John 19:28. See
FINISH
.
6.
(
$ $!
, 4135), “to bring in full measure,” from
(see No.
1), and
, “to bring”; hence, “to fulfill,” of circumstances relating to Christ, Luke
1:1,
RV
, “have been fulfilled” (
KJV
“are most surely believed”); of evangelical ministry, 2
Tim. 4:5, “fulfill” (
KJV
, “make full proof”); so in v. 17,
RV
, “fully proclaimed” (
KJV
,
“fully known”). See
ASSURE
,
PERSUADE
.
7.
(
#
$
, 1603), a strengthened form of No. 1, occurs in Acts 13:33.¶
Notes:
(1)
8
, “to do,” is so rendered in the
RV
, for
KJV
“fulfill,” in Acts 13:22;
Eph. 2:3; Rev. 17:17 [for the end of this verse see
Note
(2) under
, above]. (2)
5
, “to become, to take place,” is rendered “fulfilled” in the
KJV
of Matt. 5:18;
24:34; Luke 21:32,
RV
, “accomplished,” in each place.
B. Nouns.
1.
(
)$
, 4138) stands for the result of the action expressed in
,
“to fill.” It is used to signify (a) “that which has been completed, the complement,
fullness,” e.g., John 1:16; Eph. 1:23; some suggest that the “fullness” here points to the
body as the filled receptacle of the power of Christ (words terminating in
I
are
frequently concrete in character; cf.
in Rom. 5:18, act of righteousness); in
Mark 8:20 the rendering “basketfuls” (
RV
) represents the plural of this word, lit., “the
fulnesses of (how many baskets)”; (b) “that which fills up,” Matt. 9:16; Mark 2:21 (see
FILL
); (C) “a filling up, fulfillment,” Rom. 13:10, of the fulfilling of the Law. See
FULLNESS
(below).
2.
(
0
, 5058), a fulfillment, is so rendered in Luke 1:45,
RV
(
KJV
,
“performance”). See
PERFECTION
.
FULL
A. Adjectives.
1.
(
)$
, 4134) denotes “full,” (a) in the sense of “being filled,” materially,
Matt. 14:20; 15:37; Mark 8:19 (said of baskets “full” of bread crumbs); of leprosy, Luke
5:12; spiritually, of the Holy Spirit, Luke 4:1; Acts 6:3; 7:55; 11:24; grace and truth, John
1:14; faith, Acts 6:5; grace and power, 6:8; of the effects of spiritual life and qualities,
seen in good works, Acts 9:36; in an evil sense, of guile and villany, Acts 13:10; wrath,