Word study · Greek

ekdapanáō

to spend completely, to be used up

Say it: ek-dap-an-AH-oh (approximate)

ἐκδαπανάω

What it means

To spend entirely, to exhaust (from dapanē, "cost"). In 12:15 Paul says he will "gladly spend and be utterly spent" for the Corinthians' souls.

Range of meaning

  • Spend completelyUse up.
  • ExhaustWear out.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 12

    "I will gladly spend and be spent" (12:15).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1550 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources