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ἐκπληρ-όω

ekpleroo

fill up, make up, making up the number of

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 14 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἐκπληρ-όω · ekplēr-oō — LSJ

fill up

fill up, ἑκατὸν ἐχίδναις ἀσπίδʼ ἐ. E. Ph. 1135.

2 make up, making up the number of

make up to a certain number, ἐκπληροῦσι τὰς ἴσας μυριάδας ἐκείνοισι Hdt. 7.186; ἐξεπληροῦτο τὸ ναυτικὸν ἐς τὰς..τριηκοσίας ναῦς Id. 8.82; δέκατον ἐκπληρῶν ὄχον making up the number of ten chariots, S. El. 708; ἐ. τοὺς ἱππέας εἰς δισχιλίους X. Cyr. 5.3.24.

3 man completely

man completely, τριήρεις Arist. Pol. 1327b14.

4 fulfil

fulfil, ἡ χάρις ἐκπεπλήρωται Hdt. 8.144; μοῖραν Hp. Vict. 1.5; εὐαγγελίαν Act.Ap. 13.33.

5 pay off

pay off, τὸ χρέος Pl. Lg. 958b.

II make oneʼs way over

ἐ. λιμένα πλάτῃ make oneʼs way over, E. Or. 54.

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