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ἐκπίμπλημι

ekpimplemi

fill up, filled, full of

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 17 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἐκπίμπλημι · ekpimplēmi — LSJ

fill up, filled, full of

fill up, κρατῆρα E. Cyc. 388; ἐκ δʼ ἐπίμπλαμεν δρόσου κρατῆρας filled them full of.., Id. Ion 1194.

2 satiate

satiate, ὄμματʼ ἐξεπίμπλαμεν Id. Andr. 1087; ἐκπιμπλάναι τὴν αὐτίκα φιλονικίαν Th. 3.82; τὰς ἐπιθυμίας D.C. 41.27 :—Pass., ὡς ἐξεπλήσθη [τὸ νόσημα] S. Ph. 759.

II fulfil, fulfilled, to satisfy the requirements of, paid the full penalty of

fulfil, ἐξέπλησε μοῖραν τὴν ἑωυτοῦ fulfilled his destiny, Hdt. 3.142; ἐ. τοῦ ὀνείρου τὴν φήμην Id. 1.43; ἐ. τὸν νόμον to satisfy the requirements of the law, Id. 1.199, 4.117; πέμπτου γονέος ἁμαρτάδα ἐξέπλησε paid the full penalty of the sin of Gyges, Id. 1.91.

III accomplish, to narrate in full, have finished

accomplish, ἐνιαυτὸν ἐξέπλησεν S. Tr. 253; ἀρὰς..ἔοικεν ἐκπλῆσαι θεός E. Ph. 1426; ἱερά τʼ ἐξεπίμπλασαν Id. Supp. 722; ἐ. πλῆθος κακῶν to narrate in full, A. Pers. 430; μοχθήματα, etc., E. Hel. 735, etc.; πανταχοῦ γὰρ ἄστεως ζητῶν νιν ἐξέπλησα I have finished seeking her in every part, Id. Ion 1108.

IV fill up, complete

fill up or complete a number, ἐ. τὸ ἐλλεῖπον (as v.l. for ἐκπληρώσατε) X. Cyr. 4.5.39; τὸ ἱππικόν ib. 6.1.26, cf. Arr. Tact. 14.2.

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