To disperse
διαλύωStrong’s G1262dialuō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Dialuō is the Greek word usually translated “were dispersed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were dispersed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they were dispersed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διαλύω dialuō · to disperse
δια-λύω [in LXX for אבה, חבל, etc. ;] to part asunder, dissolve; of an assembly, pass., to disperse: Act.5:36.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “disperse” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISPERSE, verb transitive
dispers. [Latin, to scatter.]
- To scatter; to drive asunder; to cause to separate into different parts; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.
- To diffuse; to spread.“The lips of the wise disperse knowledge” Proverbs 15:7
- To dissipate; as, the fog or the cloud is dispersed.
- To distribute.
All definitions and other forms of “disperse”
DISPERSE, verb intransitive
dispers.
- To be scattered; to separate; to go or move into different parts; as, the company dispersed at ten oclock.
- To be scattered; to vanish; as fog or vapors.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.