Word Study · Strong's G4650 · Greek
σκορπίζω
skorpizo
skor-pid'-zo
Strong's 1890 spelling: skorpízō
“to dissipate, i.e. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to dissipate, i.e. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal
Rendered in the KJV as
disperse abroad, scatter (abroad).
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- σκορπίζει.2
- ἐσκόρπισεν,1
- σκορπίζει.¶1
- σκορπισθῆτε1
How it is rendered · 4
- scatters.2
- He has scattered abroad,1
- scatters —.1
- you may be scattered1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-3S · 3
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-APS-2P · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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John2 occurrences
- John 10:12σκορπίζει.skorpizeiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularThe 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.here: scatters —.
- John 16:32σκορπισθῆτεskorpisthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 2nd person plural“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.here: you may be scattered