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To pour a libation

σπένδωStrong’s G4689

spendō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Spendō is the Greek word usually translated “am being poured out”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.”
Philippians 2:17 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “am being poured out”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • i am being poured out 1
  • am being poured out 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Philippians 1
  • 2 Timothy 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

σπένδω spendō · to pour a libation

σπένδω [in LXX chiefly for נָסַךְ hi. ;] to pour out as a drink-offering, make a libation; pass., figuratively, σπένδομαι, I am poured out or offered as a libation (in the shedding of my life-blood): Php.2:17 (see Lft., in l), 2Ti.4:6 (for exx. from π., see Milligan, Selections, 114 f.; MM, xxiii).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.