What does σπένδω (spéndō) mean in the Bible?
σπένδω (spéndō): To pour out life-blood as sacrificial offering, expressing complete self-giving unto death.
Greek · G4689
σπένδω
To pour a libation
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σπένδω G4689
Pronunciation spéndō
What does σπένδω (spéndō) mean in the Bible?
σπένδω (spéndō): To pour out life-blood as sacrificial offering, expressing complete self-giving unto death.
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How does the BSB render G4689?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include being poured out like a drink offering (1), I am being poured out like a drink offering (1).
Where does σπένδω (spéndō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 2:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (1), Philippians (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 being poured out like a drink offering 1× 2 Timothy 4:6
I am being poured out like a drink offering 1× Philippians 2:17
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Usage map
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First aligned row Philippians 2:17
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Philippians 1 2 Timothy 1
Source forms
σπένδομαι 2x spendomai Philippians 2:17, 2 Timothy 4:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 2x Philippians 2:17, 2 Timothy 4:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To pour out life-blood as sacrificial offering, expressing complete self-giving unto death.
Strong's G4689
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 2 Timothy 4:6-8 Source Gloss
to pour a libation
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To pour out life-blood as sacrificial offering, expressing complete self-giving unto death.
to pour out as a drink-offering, make a libation; pass., figuratively, σπένδομαι, I am poured out or offered as a libation (in the shedding of my life-blood): Php.2:17 (see Lft., in l), 2Ti.4:6 (for exx. from π., see Milligan, Selections, 114 f.; MM, xxiii).
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.
Philippians 2:17 Verb First Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
σπένδομαι spendomai
I pour out as a libation
Read verse 2 Timothy 4:6 Verb First Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
σπένδομαι, spendomai
I pour out as a libation
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
indicative 2
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
to be poured out as a drink offering
Word Origins
σπένδω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Paul views his life and death as a sacrificial offering dedicated to God. 2 Timothy 4:6-8
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