ἐκδᾰπᾰνάω G1550
To be spent, expended; to be used up or exhausted, particularly of resources or oneself
This verb means to exhaust or spend completely, to be used up. In 2 Corinthians 12:15, Paul declares he will gladly 'spend and be spent' for the Corinthians' souls—giving not only resources but himself. The passive form emphasizes being expended or exhausted. Classical usage confirms this for exhausting supplies, draining bodily fluids, or depleting resources. The multilingual evidence (Spanish 'seré gastado' = I will be spent, French 'dépenser' = spend, German 'sich völlig ausgeben' = give oneself out completely) conveys complete expenditure, often with self-sacrificial overtones.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Second Corinthians 12:15 contains Paul's passionate pledge: 'I will gladly spend and be spent (ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι)' for the Corinthians' souls. Spanish 'seré gastado' (I will be spent) and German 'sich völlig ausgeben' (give oneself out completely) both capture the exhaustive self-expenditure. The future passive suggests Paul's willingness to be completely used up in ministry. Classical usage included exhausting supplies or draining bodily resources—here applied metaphorically to Paul's total investment of himself for the church's benefit. 1×
AR["سَأُنْفَقُ-كُلِّياً"]·ben["সম্পূর্ণ-ব্যয়-হব"]·DE["sich-voellig-ausgeben"]·EN["I-will-be-spent"]·FR["dépenser"]·heb["אוֹצְאֶה"]·HI["खर्च-हो-जाऊंगा"]·ID["akan-dihabiskan"]·IT["spendere"]·jav["kula-badhé-dipunkuras"]·KO["쓰임-당할-것이다"]·PT["serei-gasto"]·RU["истрачусь"]·ES["seré-gastado"]·SW["kutumiwa-kabisa,"]·TR["tümden-harcanacağım"]·urd["سرف-ہوں-گا"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐκδᾰπᾰνάω, exhaust, χορηγίας Refs 2nd c.BC+; τὸ αἷμα, τὸ ὑγρόν, Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, ἐκδεδαπανῆσθαι ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν NT