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|Definition=-εως, ἡ,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[filling up]], [[filling]], πληρώσεσι καὶ κενώσεσι [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Philebus|Phlb.]]'' 42c; esp. with people, κληρώσεις δικαστηρίων καὶ π. Id.''Lg.''956e; <b class="b3">πλήρωσις τῆς νεώς</b> [[manning]] the [[ship]], ''CIG''2501 (Cos, i B. C.).<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[sensual satisfaction]], [[gratification]], especially of eating and drinking, τὸ [[πίνειν]] πλήρωσις τῆς [[ἔνδεια|ἐνδείας]] [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Gorgias|Grg.]]'' 496e; <b class="b3">ἐκπορίζεσθαι ταῖς ἡδοναῖς πλήρωσιν</b> 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 πλήρωσις Plu.''Lys.''19; of the higher aspirations, Plot.5.8.4.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[completion of a number]], <b class="b3">μῆνας ἑπτὰ τοὺς ἐπιλοίπους… ἐς τὰ ὀκτὼ ἔτεα</b> <b class="b3">τῆς πληρώσιος</b> which [[remain]]ed to [[complete]] the [[eight]] [[year]]s, [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]3.67; <b class="b3">εἰς π. ἐκρηγμάτων</b> (<b class="b3">ἐκχρημάτων</b> Pap.) <b class="b3">κδ'</b> making a [[total]] of 24 [[sluice]]s, Wilcken ''Chr.''11 ''A''14 (ii B. C.).<br><span class="bld">4</span> [[filling up]] a [[document]], Lyd. ''Mag.''3.68.<br><span class="bld">II</span> Pass., [[becoming full]], τῆς [[σελήνη]]ς Arist.''HA''582b2, Epicur.''Ep.''2p.40U.; of [[women]], [[impregnation]], Arist. [[l.c.]]; <b class="b3">αἱ τῶν σιτίων π.</b> a being [[fill]]ed with [[food]], opp. <b class="b3">αἱ ἔνδειαι</b>, Id.''Phgn.''810b22: abs., [[repletion]], Hp.''VM''9, 21, Arist.''Rh.''1380b4.