Greek word · G4322

προσαναπληρόω

prosanaplēroō

to supply

"To fill up", with the added prefix pros, "in addition, besides". So: to make up a deficiency by adding to what is already there, or to supply fully. Paul uses it in the NT only here and in 9:12, where the collection "supplies the needs of the saints".

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. · Updated October 24, 2026

What it means

προσ-αναπληρόω, -ῶ

[in LXX: Wisdom of Solomon 19:4 * ;]

to fill up by adding to, to supply fully: 2 Corinthians 9:12 11:9.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of 2 Corinthians 11:9

Range of meaning: "To fill up", with the added prefix pros, "in addition, besides". So: to make up a deficiency by adding to what is already there, or to supply fully. Paul uses it in the NT only here and in 9:12, where the collection "supplies the needs of the saints".
Against the English: "Supplied" (KJV, BSB, WEB) is correct. NASB's "fully supplied" catches the intensity. Most versions drop the "in addition" nuance, which hints that the gift topped up something Paul already had, probably his earnings from tentmaking (Acts 18:3; 1 Cor 4:12).
Used elsewhere in the period: Rare outside the NT. Related compounds (anaplēroō, prosanaplēroō) occur in later Greek of making up a shortfall, e.g. in accounts. Wisdom 19:4 uses prosanaplēroō of "filling up" the remaining punishment.

From the study of 2 Corinthians 9:12

Range of meaning: Built from pros (toward, in addition) + ana (up) + plēroō (fill). It means "to fill up completely" or "to supply in addition." It is rare. In the New Testament it occurs only here and in 2 Cor 11:9.
Against the English: "Supplying" (BSB, KJV, ESV) is correct but weaker than the Greek. NASB's "fully supplying" catches the intensity. WEB's "makes up for lack" catches the sense of filling a gap.
Used elsewhere in the period: Found in Hellenistic writers and in Wisdom of Solomon 19:4 ("fill up the punishment"). Paul's own use in 11:9 is the best parallel: "the brothers from Macedonia prosaneplērōsan my lack (husterēma)". The same verb is paired with the same noun there, which makes it practically a fixed phrase for meeting a material shortfall.

Where it appears

2 Corinthians · 2

2 Corinthians 9:12 προσαναπληροῦσα completely filling up

For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.

Here: A doubly compounded verb for "fill up." It describes filling the gap completely, and possibly adding to what others are also giving. Paul uses it again in 11:9 for the Macedonians supplying his own lack.
2 Corinthians 11:9 προσανεπλήρωσαν completely filled up

And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.

Here: A compound of three parts: pros (in addition), ana (up) and plēroō (fill). They topped up the shortfall, probably on top of what Paul earned by his own trade (Acts 18:3). It is a past tense pointing to a specific delivery.

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