Strong's Lexicon
G4140 — πλησμονή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4140 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πλησμονή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a presumed derivative of G4130 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | plesmone |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | place-mon-ay' |
| Meaning: | 1. a filling up 2. (figuratively) gratification |
| KJV Renderings: | satisfying |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πλησμονή, πλησμονῆς, ἡ (πίμπλημι (cf. Winers Grammar, 94 (89))), repletion, satiety (Vulg.saturitas): πρός πλησμονήν σαρκός, for the satisfying of the flesh, to satiate the desires of the flesh (see σάρξ, 4), Col 2:23, cf. Meyer at the passage; (others (including R. V.) render the phrase against (i. e. for the remedy of) the indulgence of the flesh; see Lightfoot at the passage, and πρός. I. 1 c.). (Aristophanes, Euripides, Xenophon, Plato, Plutarch, others; the Sept..)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πλησμονή (satisfying)
Colossians 2:23
- KJV: Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship and humility and neglecting of the body not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh
- GK: άτινά εστι λόγον μεν έχοντα σοφίας εν εθελοθρησκεία και ταπεινοφροσύνη και αφειδία σώματος ουκ εν τιμή τινί προς πλησμονήν της σαρκός