King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4689
Transliteration: spendō
Phonetic Spelling: (spen'-do)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to pour out (as a drink offering), to make a libation
Meaning: to pour out (as a drink offering), to make a libation
σπένδω: present passive σπένδομαι; (cf. German spenden (perhaps of the 'tossing away' of a liquid, Curtius, § 296; but cf. Vanicek, p. 1245f)); from Homer down; the Sept. for נָסַך; to pour out as a drink-offering, make a libation; in the N. T. σπένδεσθαι, to be offered as a libation, is figuratively used of one whose blood is poured out in a violent death for the cause of God: Philippians 2:17 (see θυσία, b. at the end); 2 Timothy 4:6.
Word Summary
spendō: to pour out (as a drink offering), to make a libation
Original Word: σπένδωTransliteration: spendō
Phonetic Spelling: (spen'-do)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to pour out (as a drink offering), to make a libation
Meaning: to pour out (as a drink offering), to make a libation
Strong's Concordance
to pour out as a drink offeringApparently a primary verb; to pour out as a libation, i.e. (figuratively) to devote (one's life or blood, as a sacrifice) ("spend") -- (be ready to) be offered.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4689: σπένδωσπένδω: present passive σπένδομαι; (cf. German spenden (perhaps of the 'tossing away' of a liquid, Curtius, § 296; but cf. Vanicek, p. 1245f)); from Homer down; the Sept. for נָסַך; to pour out as a drink-offering, make a libation; in the N. T. σπένδεσθαι, to be offered as a libation, is figuratively used of one whose blood is poured out in a violent death for the cause of God: Philippians 2:17 (see θυσία, b. at the end); 2 Timothy 4:6.