Strong's Greek · G1289
G1289 diaspeírō
διασπείρω
dee-as-pi'-ro
to scatter
Looking for Hebrew H1289 bᵉrak? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1289. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
diaspeírō appears 3 times in Scripture, in Acts 8:1, Acts 8:4 and Acts 11:19. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to sow throughout, i.e. (figuratively) distribute in foreign lands
In the King James Version
scatter abroad
Derivation
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.”
“Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.”
“Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
