προσαναλίσκω (prosanaliskō)
prosanaliskō
to expend
Quick Reference
- Language
- Koine Greek
- Testament
- New Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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Word Overview
The verb prosanaliskō describes spending money or resources in addition to what has already been used. It appears only once in the New Testament, in Luke 8:43, where it details the financial struggle of a woman suffering from chronic bleeding.
In this narrative, the text notes that she had given all her living to physicians and could not be healed by anyone. The word highlights the exhaustive nature of her efforts; she did not just spend money, but spent it repeatedly and beyond what was typical, until nothing remained.
Its root combines a prefix meaning "besides" or "in addition" with a verb for consuming or spending. This construction emphasizes the cumulative weight of her expenditure. Translators often render this as "spent all she had," capturing the total depletion of her resources in the face of medical failure.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word προσαναλὴσκω describes spending resources in addition to what has already been used. It appears only once in the New Testament, in Luke 8:43. This verse tells of a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She gave all her living to physicians, yet she could not be healed by anyone.
This word highlights the exhausting nature of her efforts. She did not just spend money; she spent it repeatedly until nothing remained. Her situation shows how desperate people can become when they seek help from human sources alone. It reminds us that sometimes our own resources and efforts are not enough to bring true healing or peace.
Her story points to a deeper need for divine intervention. When we feel we have given everything and still lack relief, this word encourages us to look beyond our own strength. It invites trust in God’s power to restore what human effort cannot fix, offering hope when resources are depleted.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- having spent1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- προσαναλώσασα1×
Key Verses
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Luke 8:43
A woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians and could not be healed by any,
This occurrence matters because it uniquely captures the cumulative financial depletion of the woman who sought healing from doctors for twelve years without success.