Lexical Definition

‎δαπάνη‎ dapánē (dap-an'-ay) cost ^G:N-F
from (to devour)

cost.

• expense (as consuming)

Abbott-Smith

δαπάνη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX: Es 6:4, 8 (נִפְקָא), Da LXX Bel 21, al. ;]
expense, cost: Lk 14:28.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

δαπάνη-η, ἡ,

cost, expenditure, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δ. χρυσοῦ καὶ ἀργύρου, χρημάτων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. κούφα the cost is little, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II money spent, ἵππων on horses, [Refs].47; δαπάνην παρέχειν money for spending, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III extravagance, ἡ ἐν τῇ φύσει δ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]