What does σπαταλάω (spataláō) mean in the Bible?
σπαταλάω (spataláō): Indulgent luxury driven by excessive self-gratification; distinct from στρηνιάω (arrogant pride) and τρυφάω (delicate pleasure).
Greek · G4684
σπαταλάω
To be voluptuous
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σπαταλάω G4684
Pronunciation spataláō
What does σπαταλάω (spataláō) mean in the Bible?
σπαταλάω (spataláō): Indulgent luxury driven by excessive self-gratification; distinct from στρηνιάω (arrogant pride) and τρυφάω (delicate pleasure).
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4684?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include lives for pleasure (1), self-indulgence (1).
Where does σπαταλάω (spataláō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 5:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), James (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 lives for pleasure 1× 1 Timothy 5:6
self-indulgence 1× James 5:5
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Usage map
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First aligned row 1 Timothy 5:6
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
1 Timothy 1 James 1
Source forms
ἐσπαταλήσατε 1x espatalēsate James 5:5
σπαταλῶσα 1x spatalōsa 1 Timothy 5:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x James 5:5
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x 1 Timothy 5:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Indulgent luxury driven by excessive self-gratification; distinct from στρηνιάω (arrogant pride) and τρυφάω (delicate pleasure).
Strong's G4684
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to be voluptuous
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Indulgent luxury driven by excessive self-gratification; distinct from στρηνιάω (arrogant pride) and τρυφάω (delicate pleasure).
(σπατάλη, wantonness, luxury, Sir.27:13 *), [in LXX: Eze.16:49 (שָׁקַט hi.), Sir.21:15 * ;] to live riotously: 1Ti.5:6, Jas.5:5 (Polyb.).
Synonymsστρηνιάω, τρυφάω (see Tr., Syn., § liv)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 5:6 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
σπαταλῶσα, spatalwsa
I live extravagantly
Read verse James 5:5 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσπαταλήσατε· espatalhsate
I live extravagantly
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.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active 1 Tim 5:6 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Jas 5:5 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 indicative 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)
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