Word study · Greek
spatalάō
live for pleasure
Say it: spat-al-AH-o (approximate)
σπαταλάω
What it means
To live in luxury and self-indulgence. In 5:6, "she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives." Also James 5:5, "you have lived delicately on the earth."
Range of meaning
- Live in luxuryBe self-indulgent.
- IndulgeFollow pleasure.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 5
"She who gives herself to pleasure" (5:6).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4684 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources