ΚΑΤΑΣΠΑΤΑΛΩΝΤΕΣ, κατασπαταλωντες
KATASPATALŌNTES, kataspatalōntes
Sounds Like: kah-tah-spah-tah-LOHN-tes
Translations: living luxuriously, living riotously, living wantonly, squandering, wasting
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΠΑΤΑΛΑΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle meaning to live in luxury, riotously, or wantonly, often implying a wasteful or extravagant lifestyle. It describes someone who indulges excessively in pleasures and spends lavishly. It is formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb σπαταλάω (spatalaō), meaning 'to live riotously' or 'to be wanton'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G2627 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Amos — 6:4
From the same root
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