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I am already being offered (ēdē spendomai). Present (progressive) passive indicative of spendō, old verb, to pour out a libation or drink offering. In N.T. only here and Phi 2:17. “What was then a possibility is now a certainty” (Parry). The sacrifice of Paul’s life-blood has begun.
Of my departure (tēs analuseōs mou). Our very word “analysis.” Old word from analuō, to loosen up or back, to unloose. Only here in N.T., though analusai for death is used by Paul in Phi 1:23 which see for the metaphor.
Is come (ephestēken). Perfect active indicative of ephistēmi (intransitive use). See note on 1Th 5:3; Luk 21:34. The hour has struck. The time has come.