Strong's Greek · G1159
G1159 dapanáō
δαπανάω
dap-an-ah'-o
to spend
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dapanáō appears 5 times in Scripture, in Mark, Luke, Acts, 2 Corinthians and James. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to expend, i.e. (in a good sense) to incur cost, or (in a bad one) to waste
In the King James Version
be at charges, consume, spend
Derivation
from G1160 (δαπάνη);
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.”
“After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.”
“And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.”
“Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.”
“And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
