What does ἐκδαπανάω (ekdapanáō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδαπανάω (ekdapanáō) is a Greek word meaning "to expend".
Greek · G1550
ἐκδαπανάω
To expend
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ἐκδαπανάω G1550
Pronunciation ekdapanáō
What does ἐκδαπανάω (ekdapanáō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδαπανάω (ekdapanáō) is a Greek word meaning "to expend".
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How does the BSB render G1550?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [myself] (1).
Where does ἐκδαπανάω (ekdapanáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 12:15. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It [myself] 1× 2 Corinthians 12:15
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First aligned row 2 Corinthians 12:15
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι 1x ekdapanēthēsomai 2 Corinthians 12:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 12:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to expend
Source Gloss
to expend
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
strengthened form of δαπανάω, to spend wholly; pass., with reflexive force, to spend oneself wholly: before ὑπέρ, 2Co.12:15.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 12:15 Verb First Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι ekdapanhqhsomai
I spend completely
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.
Word Origins
ἐκδαπανάω is built from these roots:
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