Word study · Greek

spéndō

to pour out as a drink offering

Say it: SPEN-do (approximate)

σπένδω

What it means

To pour out a liquid as an offering to a god. In 2:17, Paul says that even if he is "poured out as a drink offering" on their sacrifice, he rejoices. In 2 Timothy 4:6, "I am already being poured out."

Range of meaning

  • Pour outOffer a liquid.
  • Pour a libationGive a drink offering.

In Philippians

  • Chapter 2

    "If I am poured out on the sacrifice" (2:17).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4689 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources