ΣΥΓΚΑΤΑΣΠΑΤΑΙ, συγκατασπαται
SYGKATASPATAI, sygkataspatai
Sounds Like: soong-kah-tah-SPA-tai
Translations: squanders, wastes, lives riotously, lives luxuriously
From the root: ΣΠΑΤΑΛΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to squander, waste, or live riotously. It implies a wasteful or extravagant lifestyle. It is a compound word formed from 'συν' (with, together), 'κατά' (down, against), and 'σπαταλάω' (to live luxuriously, to waste). The prefix 'συν-' suggests a shared or collective action, and 'κατά-' can intensify the action, implying a complete squandering or wasting away.
Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G4684 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 3:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΠΑΤΑΛΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΣΠΑΤΑΛΗΣΑΤΕ — you lived luxuriously, you indulged, you squandered, you wasted
- ἘΣΠΑΤΑΛΩΝ — they were living luxuriously, they were living wantonly, they were squandering
- ΕΣΠΑΤΑΛΗΣΑΤΕ — you squandered, you lived luxuriously, you were extravagant, you wasted
- ΚΑΤΑΣΠΑΤΑΛΑ — to live extravagantly, to live luxuriously, to live wantonly, to waste, to squander
- ΣΠΑΤΑΛΑΩ — to live luxuriously, to live sumptuously, to live riotously, to be wanton, to be self-indulgent
- ΣΠΑΤΑΛΩΝ — living luxuriously, living sensuously, living wantonly, living extravagantly, living riotously, living in self-indulgence
- ΣΠΑΤΑΛΩΝΤΑ — living luxuriously, living riotously, living wantonly, living extravagantly, living sumptuously
- ΣΠΑΤΑΛΩΣΑ — she lives luxuriously, she lives wantonly, she lives sensually, she wastes, she squanders
- ΣΠΑΤΑΛΩΣΙΝ — to live luxuriously, to live sensuously, to be wanton, to live extravagantly
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