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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δαπανάωG1159
Pronunciationdapanáō
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 Ithad spent2×Mark 5:26, Luke 15:14
pay their expenses1×Acts 21:24
spend my money1×2 Corinthians 12:15
you may squander [it]1×James 4:3
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 5:26δαπανήσασαtohad spentVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularLuke 15:14Δαπανήσαντοςtohad spentVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularActs 21:24δαπάνησονtopay their expensesVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular2 Corinthians 12:15δαπανήσωtospend my moneyVerb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularJames 4:3δαπανήσητεtoyou 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 rowMark 5:26
Aligned rows5
Books represented5
Mark1Luke1Acts12 Corinthians1James1
Source forms
Δαπανήσαντος1xDapanēsantosLuke 15:14
δαπανήσασα1xdapanēsasaMark 5:26
δαπανήσητε1xdapanēsēteJames 4:3
δαπάνησον1xdapanēsonActs 21:24
δαπανήσω1xdapanēsō2 Corinthians 12:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xActs 21:24
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular1xLuke 15:14
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular1xMark 5:26
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural1xJames 4:3
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1x2 Corinthians 12:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to spend
Strong'sG1159
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms4 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to spend
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 5:26Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
δαπανήσασαdapanhsasa
I spend, bear expense, waste
Read verseLuke 15:14Verb Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
δαπανήσαντοςdapanhsantov
I spend, bear expense, waste
Read verseActs 21:24Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
δαπάνησονdapanhson
I spend, bear expense, waste
Read verse2 Corinthians 12:15Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
δαπανήσωdapanhsw
I spend, bear expense, waste
Read verseJames 4:3Verb 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 groups4Aligned forms5TensesAorist, FutureVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist ActiveMark 5:26 · Luke 15:142×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Aorist ActiveActs 21:241×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Future Active2 Cor 12:151×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist ActiveJas 4:31×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4
Voice
active4
Mood
participle2imperative1subjunctive1
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:
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