verb
dapanamō
Greekδαπανάω (dapanaō)
Strong’sG1159
I spend, bear expense, waste
stem dapan-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** δαπανάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: To 1:7, I Mac 14:32, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1159 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddap-an-ah'-o
to expend, i.e. (in a good sense) to incur cost, or (in a bad one) to waste
Fromfrom G1160;
King Jamesbe at charges, consume, spend.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dapanamiδαπανήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | spend | 1× |
| dapanaveiaδαπανήσητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | spend | 1× |
| dapanasarδαπάνησον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | pay … expenses | 1× |
| dapanaratasδαπανήσασα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | spent | 1× |
| dapanaratouδαπανήσαντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | spent | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dapanamō | dapaname | dapanami1×δαπανήσω | dapanama | dapanamē | dapanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dapanasō | dapanase | dapanasi | dapanasa | dapanasē | dapanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dapanatō | dapanate | dapanati | dapanata | dapanatē | dapanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | dapananō | dapanane | dapanani | dapanana | dapananē | dapananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dapanavō | dapanave | dapanavi | dapanava | dapanavē | dapanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dapanalō | dapanale | dapanali | dapanala | dapanalē | dapanalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dapanameiō | dapanameia | dapanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dapanaseiō | dapanaseia | dapanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dapanateiō | dapanateia | dapanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | dapananeiō | dapananeia | dapananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dapanaveiō | dapanaveia1×δαπανήσητε | dapanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dapanaleiō | dapanaleia | dapanaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dapanasōr | dapanasar1×δαπάνησον | dapanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dapanatōr | dapanatar | dapanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dapanavōr | dapanavar | dapanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dapanalōr | dapanalar | dapanalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dapanamoiō | dapanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dapanasoiō | dapanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dapanatoiō | dapanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | dapananoiō | dapananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dapanavoiō | dapanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dapanaloiō | dapanaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | dapanarō | dapanari | dapanara | dapanarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | dapanarōtos | dapanaritos | dapanaratos2× | dapanarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
dapan is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
dapanami“spend”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 12:15“spend”mis de hēdisteim dapanami kai ekdapanimi huper taiu psuchaiu vu. ei perissoterōs vin agaparōtos, hēssōnem agapimō?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?
dapanaveia“spend”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
James 4:3“spend”aitavō kai ouk lambavō, dioti kakōs aitevō, hina en tai hēdonai vu dapanaveia.And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
dapanasar“pay … expenses”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 21:24“pay … expenses”houtoin paralambaratos hagnizisar sun autoi kai dapanasar epi autoi hina xureli tan kefalan, kai gnōskeli pantois hoti heiu katēchilē peri su oudenem atō, alla stoichasō kai autos fulassarōtos ton nomon.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.
dapanaratas“spent”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Mark 5:26“spent”kai polleim pascharatas hupo polloiu iatroiu kai dapanaratas teim para autau panteim kai mēdenem ōfeliratas alla mallon eis tem cheirōnem ercharatas,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.
dapanaratou“spent”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Luke 15:14“spent”dapanaratou de autou panteim gineta limas ischuras kata tan chōran ekeinan, kai autos archeta husterirō.After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.