What does γέμω (gémō) mean in the Bible?
γέμω (gémō) is a Greek word meaning "be full".
Greek · G1073
γέμω
Be full
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γέμω G1073
Pronunciation gémō
What does γέμω (gémō) mean in the Bible?
γέμω (gémō) is a Greek word meaning "be full".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1073?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include full (4), are full (3), [and was] covered with (1), covered with (1), that was covered with (1).
Where does γέμω (gémō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (7), Matthew (2), Luke (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It full 4× Revelation 5:8, Revelation 15:7, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 21:9
are full 3× Matthew 23:27, Luke 11:39, Romans 3:14
[and was] covered with 1× Revelation 4:8
covered with 1× Revelation 4:6
that was covered with 1× Revelation 17:3
they are full 1× Matthew 23:25
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:25 γέμουσιν to they are full Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 23:27 γέμουσιν to are full Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 11:39 γέμει to are full Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 3:14 γέμει to are full Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 4:6 γέμοντα to covered with Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural Revelation 4:8 γέμουσιν to [and was] covered with Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Revelation 5:8 γεμούσας to full Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Plural Revelation 15:7 γεμούσας to full Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Plural Revelation 17:3 γέμοντα to that was covered with Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural Revelation 17:4 γέμον to full Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 23:25
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Luke 1 Romans 1 Revelation 7
Source forms
γέμουσιν 3x gemousin Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Revelation 4:8
γέμει 2x gemei Luke 11:39, Romans 3:14
γέμοντα 2x gemonta Revelation 4:6, Revelation 17:3
γεμούσας 2x gemousas Revelation 5:8, Revelation 15:7
γέμον 1x gemon Revelation 17:4
γεμόντων 1x gemontōn Revelation 21:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 3x Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Revelation 4:8
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 11:39, Romans 3:14
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Plural 2x Revelation 5:8, Revelation 15:7
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Revelation 17:3
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Revelation 17:4
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Revelation 21:9
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x Revelation 4:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be full
Strong's G1073
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 2 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
be full
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:25 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
γέμουσιν gemousin
I am full of
Read verse Matthew 23:27 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
γέμουσιν gemousin
I am full of
Read verse Luke 11:39 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
γέμει gemei
I am full of
Read verse Romans 3:14 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
γέμει· gemei
I am full of
Read verse Revelation 4:6 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Neuter
γέμοντα gemonta
I am full of
Read verse Revelation 4:8 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Neuter
γέμοντα gemonta
I am full of
Read verse Revelation 5:8 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Feminine
γεμούσας gemousav
I am full of
Read verse Revelation 15:7 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Feminine
γεμούσας gemousav
I am full of
Read verse Revelation 17:3 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
γέμον gemon
I am full of
Read verse Revelation 17:4 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
γέμον gemon
I am full of
Read verse Revelation 21:9 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Feminine
γεμούσας gemousav
I am full of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 11 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Present Active Matt 23:25 · Matt 23:27 · Rev 4:8 · Luke 11:39 · Rom 3:14 5×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×
Present Active Rev 5:8 · Rev 15:7 · Rev 4:6 · Rev 17:3 · Rev 17:4 · Rev 21:9 6×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 11
Voice
active 11
Mood
participle 6 indicative 5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 23:25 γέμουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 23:27 γέμουσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 11:39 γέμει present active indicative ongoing Romans 3:14 γέμει present active indicative ongoing Revelation 4:6 γέμοντα present active participle participle Revelation 4:8 γέμουσιν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 5:8 γεμούσας present active participle participle Revelation 15:7 γεμούσας present active participle participle Revelation 17:3 γέμοντα present active participle participle Revelation 17:4 γέμον present active participle participle Revelation 21:9 γεμόντων present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
γέμω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain