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πληροφορία

plērophoría

G4136 noun

SILEX Entry

Root πληροφορ- to fulfill, to bring to full measure, to fully convince

Definition

State of being fully convinced or completely certain; the condition of complete assurance or firm conviction. In New Testament contexts, denotes confident certainty or firm persuasion, especially concerning belief, trust, or hope in a promised reality or understood truth. Can refer to the subjective experience of assurance, as well as the objective grounds for full conviction.

Semantic Range

full assurance, complete certainty, entire confidence, state of being fully convinced, firm persuasion

Root / Etymology

From πληροφορέω (to bring to full measure, to fulfill, to convince fully), itself formed from πλήρης (full) and φέρω (to bear, carry). The noun form denotes the condition or state brought about by fully carrying out or bringing to completion a conviction or assurance.

Historical & Contextual Notes

πληροφορία appears primarily in post-classical and Koine Greek, with limited occurrence outside Jewish and early Christian literature. In the New Testament (e.g., Colossians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, Hebrews 6:11), it denotes not merely subjective opinion but a confidence grounded in completeness and sufficiency of information or evidence. Earlier Greek uses various terms for 'assurance' or 'full conviction' (e.g., πίστις, πεποίθησις), but πληροφορία emphasizes fullness or completeness more than those. The English translation 'full assurance' (or 'entire confidence') reflects this, though the nuance of fullness is sometimes underrepresented. Septuagint usage is rare or nonexistent; the term finds its main significance in later Hellenistic and early Christian writings. Contrasts with simple 'belief' (πίστις) by indicating a more comprehensive, settled, and complete state of confidence.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from πληροφορέω; entire confidence:--(full) assurance.

Root Family

πληροφορία (plērophoria) — full assurance, complete certainty, firm conviction, entire confidence

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4136-01 πληροφορίᾳ plerophoria N DAT F SG conviction in full assurance full assurance 2
G4136-02 πληροφορίαν plerophorian N ACC F SG full assurance complete assurance complete assurance 1
G4136-03 πληροφορίας plerophorias N GEN F SG full assurance of complete assurance of complete assurance 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4136-03 Colossians 2:2 πληροφορίας plerophorias N GEN F SG full assurance of complete assurance of complete assurance
G4136-01 1 Thessalonians 1:5 πληροφορίᾳ plerophoria N DAT F SG conviction in full assurance in full assurance
G4136-02 Hebrews 6:11 πληροφορίαν plerophorian N ACC F SG full assurance complete assurance complete assurance
G4136-01 Hebrews 10:22 πληροφορίᾳ plerophoria N DAT F SG full assurance in full assurance full assurance
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