πλήρωσις

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A filling up, filling, πληρώσεσι καὶ κενώσεσι Pl.Phlb.42c; esp. with people, κληρώσεις δικαστηρίων καὶ π. Id.Lg.956e; π. τῆς νεώς manning the ship, CIG2501 (Cos, i B. C.).    2 sensual satisfaction, gratification, esp. of eating and drinking, τὸ πίνειν π. τῆς ἐνδείας Pl.Grg.496e; ἐκπορίζεσθαι ταῖς ἡδοναῖς π. ib.492a; πληρώσεών τινων καὶ ἡδονῶν Id.R.439d: as expl. of the origin of pleasure, Id.Phlb.31esq., 35a sq.; of other passions, θυμοῦ π. Plu.Lys.19; of the higher aspirations, Plot.5.8.4.    3 completion of a number, μῆνας ἑπτὰ τοὺς ἐπιλοίπους . . ἐς τὰ ὀκτὼ ἔτεα τῆς πληρώσιος which remained to complete the eight years, Hdt.3.67; εἰς π. ἐκρηγμάτων (ἐκχρημ- Pap.) κδ' making a total of 24 sluices, Wilcken Chr.11 A14 (ii B. C.).    4 filling up a document, Lyd. Mag.3.68.    II Pass., becoming full, τῆς σελήνης Arist.HA582b2, Epicur.Ep.2p.40U.; of women, impregnation, Arist. l.c.; αἱ τῶν σιτίων π. a being filled with food, opp. αἱ ἔνδειαι, Id.Phgn.810b22: abs., repletion, Hp.VM9, 21, Arist.Rh.1380b4.

German (Pape)

[Seite 635] ἡ, das Füllen, Vollmachen, Ausfüllen, die Befriedigung; τὸ πίνειν πλήρωσις τῆς ἐνδείας, Plat. Gorg. 496 e, u. öfter; Ggstz κένωσις, Phil. 42 c; das Vollzähligmachen, Her. 3, 67 u. Sp. – Auch = Vorigem, δικαστηρίων, Plat. Legg. XII, 956 e.