πλήρ-ωσις,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 manningthe ship, CIG 2501 (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. 31e sq., 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 πληρώσιοςwhich remainedto completethe eight years, Hdt. 3.67 ;εἰς π. ἐκρηγμάτων(ἐκχρημ-Pap.)κδ'making atotalof 24 sluices, Wilcken Chr. 11