δαπανάω, -ῶ

[in LXX: Tob.1:7, 1Ma.14:32, al. ;]

__1. to spend, expend: with accusative, Mrk.5:26; before ἐπί, with dative of person(s), Act.21:24; ὑπέρ, 2Co.12:15.

__2. to consume, squander: Luk.15:14; ἐν τ. ἡδσναῖς (on the constr. with ἐν, see Hort, Mayor, in l.), Jas.4:3 (cf. ἐκ-, προσ- δ.).†

(AS)

to spend, expend; to consume, squander