CenQ 16:4 (Winter 1973) p. 24 what is and is not Spirit-filling, and to properly interpret other important New Testament passages regarding the work of the Spirit. The book of Acts contains at least nine clear references to the “filling” of individuals by the Holy Spirit. These nine passages in the Greek Testament employ several different words which have the English translation “filled.” The three Greek words are: 1. The verb pimplemi appears in Acts 2:4; 4:8,