From meta (with) and didōmi (to give). To share, to impart, to give a portion of what one has to another. Used of sharing material goods, spiritual gifts, and the gospel itself.
Paul uses this word to describe his deep desire to share not only the gospel but his very life with the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 2:8). In Romans 1:11, he longed to impart some spiritual gift to strengthen them. This word reveals that authentic Christianity is inherently generous and self-giving. John the Baptist taught that anyone with two shirts should share with the one who has none (Luke 3:11). Believers are conduits of God's grace, not reservoirs.