King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1159
Transliteration: dapanaō
Phonetic Spelling: (dap-an-ah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to spend, spend freely
Meaning: to spend, spend freely
δαπανάω, δαπάνω: future δαπανήσω; 1 aorist ἐδαπάνησα; (δαπάνη); from (Herodotus and) Thucydides down; to incur expense, expend, spend: τί, Mark 5:26 (1 Macc. 14:32); ἐπί with the dative of person, for one, in his favor, Acts 21:24; ὑπέρ τίνος, 2 Corinthians 12:15. in a bad sense, to waste, squander, consume: πάντα, Luke 15:14; ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε, that ye may consume, waste what ye receive, in luxurious indulgence — (ἐν marking the realm in rather than the object on): James 4:3. (Compare: ἐκδαπανάω, προσδαπανάω.)
Word Summary
dapanaō: to spend, spend freely
Original Word: δαπανάωTransliteration: dapanaō
Phonetic Spelling: (dap-an-ah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to spend, spend freely
Meaning: to spend, spend freely
Strong's Concordance
consume, spend. From dapane; to expend, i.e. (in a good sense) to incur cost, or (in a bad one) to waste -- be at charges, consume, spend.
see GREEK dapane
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1159: δαπανάωδαπανάω, δαπάνω: future δαπανήσω; 1 aorist ἐδαπάνησα; (δαπάνη); from (Herodotus and) Thucydides down; to incur expense, expend, spend: τί, Mark 5:26 (1 Macc. 14:32); ἐπί with the dative of person, for one, in his favor, Acts 21:24; ὑπέρ τίνος, 2 Corinthians 12:15. in a bad sense, to waste, squander, consume: πάντα, Luke 15:14; ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε, that ye may consume, waste what ye receive, in luxurious indulgence — (ἐν marking the realm in rather than the object on): James 4:3. (Compare: ἐκδαπανάω, προσδαπανάω.)