A.that which fills, complement, κρατήρων πληρώματα, i.e. wine, E.Ion1051 (lyr.); so κενὸν τόδ᾽ ἄγγος, ἢ στέγει π. τι; ib.1412; χθονὸς π., i.e. men, Id.Or.1642; “λίθους τοὺς εἰς τὰ π. τῷ πύργῳ προσάξεται” IG22.244.109, cf. 90, al. (iv B. C.); “τὸ π. τῆς γαστρός” Hp.Aër.7, Mul.2.169, cf. Epicur.Sent.Vat. 59; of excrement, Orib.8.35.7.
3. of ships, full number, Hdt.8.43,45; but, of single ships, complement, crew, in pl., Th.7.4,12, X.HG5.1.11, D.21.155, etc.: in sg., Th.7.14; opp. ὑπηρεσία (q.v.), Lys.21.10; “παραλαβὼν τῶν πολιτᾶν ἐπιλέκτους ἐμ π. τρισί” IPE12.352.40 (Cherson., ii B. C.); “π. ἐπίλεκτον” Plb. 1.47.6: generally, π. παρέχεσθαι πόλεως make up the full number of citizens, Arist.Pol.1267b16, 1284a5, cf. 1291a17, Pl.R.371e; “τῶν φίλων π. ἀθροίσας” E.Ion664; gang of workmen, PPetr.3p.130 (iii B. C.).
4. of number, sum, “ὀγδώκοντα ἔτεα ζόης π. μακρότατον προκεῖσθαι” 80 years are fixed as life's longest sum, Hdt.3.22; “τούτων π. τάλαντ᾽ ἐγγὺς δισχίλια γίγνεται” Ar.V.660; sum, total, “τὸ π. τῶν ἀγαθῶν” Metrod.Herc.831.14, cf. Polystr.Herc.346p.81V., Diog.Oen. 2.
5. piece inserted to fill up, Ev. Matt.9.16, Ruf.Onom.216.
6. fullness, full and perfect nature, Ep.Rom.11.12; τὸ π. τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ep.Eph.3.19, 4.13, cf. Ep.Col.1.19; τῆς θεότητος ib. 2.9; later “τὰ π. τῶν θεῶν” Iamb.Myst.1.8; the aggregate of properties which constitute the complete nature of a thing, full specification, substance, Dam.Pr.28 bis; φθαρτὰ π. ib.34; τὰ μέσα π. ib.35 bis; τὰ ἑκάστου πληρώματα τῆς οὐσίας ib.14, cf. 56,58; “πᾶς νοῦς, π. ὢν εἰδῶν” Procl.Inst.177.
7. reserves of troops, “στρατιῶν” Lyd.Mag.3.44 (pl.).
8. mass, complex, ὁ κόσμος π. ἐστι κακίας, ζωῆς, Corp.Herm. 6.4, 12.15; “γενομένη π. ἀρετῶν ἥδε ἡ ψυχή” Ph.2.418.
9. duties of an office, Lyd.Mag.3.6, al.; completion of a term of office (cf. 11), ib. 47.
II. filling up, completing, S.Tr.1213; Ζηνὸς ἔχεις κυλίκων π. hast the task of filling . . , E.Tr.824 (lyr.).
2. fulfilment, “νόμου” Ep.Rom.13.10.