What Does 2 Timothy 4:6 Mean in the King James?
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The outpouring is already happening, while departure stands close at hand.
THE MEANING
The verse holds death and self-giving together: life is being poured out now, while departure is near. Giving and ending meet in the same present moment.
THE ROOT
σπένδομαι
spendomai
GROWS FROM
σπενδ- (σπένδω)
Pour out a libation, a drink offering.
The Greek is present passive: the pouring is underway, not merely being prepared for later. The libation image lets “offered” carry the sense of a life being poured out in the present.
ALSO GROWS
spendō: Pour out a libation.
σπένδω
This is the verb behind “offered,” making the pouring image explicit.
spondē: A libation or drink offering.
σπονδή
This related noun shows the offering as something poured out.
ἀνάλυσις
analusis
GROWS FROM
λυ- (λύω)
Loosen or unbind.
“Departure” carries the image of something being loosed and released. The verse places that loosening close at hand while the outpouring is still taking place.
ALSO GROWS
lyō: Loosen, unbind, or release.
λύω
This is the root that gives “departure” its sense of loosening.
analyō: Unloose; depart or return.
ἀναλύω
The related verb can describe a departure or a return, bringing the idea of passage into the word.
THE PATTERN
A threshold can be pictured both as an outpouring and as a loosening into passage.
And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.THE THREAD
Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.“Offered” uses the same Greek verb, σπένδομαι, as “I am now ready to be offered.” The shared libation image reveals the present outpouring inside the word that English can make sound like preparation.
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