Strong's Greek · G4650

σκορπίζω

skorpízō

disperse abroad, scatter (abroad)

Definition

to dissipate, i.e. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal

Derivation

apparently from the same as G4651 (σκορπίος) (through the idea of penetrating);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Matthew 12:30

He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

Luke 11:23

He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

John 16:32

“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

2 Corinthians 9:9

As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

John 10:12

The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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