What does δαπανάω (dapanáō) mean in the Bible?
δαπανάω (dapanáō) is a Greek word meaning "to spend".
Greek · G1159
δαπανάω
To spend
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δαπανάω G1159
Pronunciation dapanáō
What does δαπανάω (dapanáō) mean in the Bible?
δαπανάω (dapanáō) is a Greek word meaning "to spend".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1159?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had spent (2), pay their expenses (1), spend my money (1), you may squander [it] (1).
Where does δαπανάω (dapanáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:26. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), James (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It had spent 2× Mark 5:26, Luke 15:14
pay their expenses 1× Acts 21:24
spend my money 1× 2 Corinthians 12:15
you may squander [it] 1× James 4:3
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 5:26 δαπανήσασα to had spent Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular Luke 15:14 Δαπανήσαντος to had spent Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 21:24 δαπάνησον to pay their expenses Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 2 Corinthians 12:15 δαπανήσω to spend my money Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular James 4:3 δαπανήσητε to you may squander [it] Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 5:26
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 2 Corinthians 1 James 1
Source forms
Δαπανήσαντος 1x Dapanēsantos Luke 15:14
δαπανήσασα 1x dapanēsasa Mark 5:26
δαπανήσητε 1x dapanēsēte James 4:3
δαπάνησον 1x dapanēson Acts 21:24
δαπανήσω 1x dapanēsō 2 Corinthians 12:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Acts 21:24
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Luke 15:14
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Mark 5:26
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x James 4:3
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 12:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to spend
Strong's G1159
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 4 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to spend
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:26 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
δαπανήσασα dapanhsasa
I spend, bear expense, waste
Read verse Luke 15:14 Verb Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
δαπανήσαντος dapanhsantov
I spend, bear expense, waste
Read verse Acts 21:24 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
δαπάνησον dapanhson
I spend, bear expense, waste
Read verse 2 Corinthians 12:15 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
δαπανήσω dapanhsw
I spend, bear expense, waste
Read verse James 4:3 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
δαπανήσητε. dapanhshte
I spend, bear expense, waste
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Active Mark 5:26 · Luke 15:14 2×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Acts 21:24 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Future Active 2 Cor 12:15 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Jas 4:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4
Voice
active 4
Mood
participle 2 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δαπανάω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain