To scatter
σκορπίζωStrong’s G4650skorpizō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skorpizō is the Greek word usually translated “scatters”, “may be scattered” and “has scattered abroad”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.”
Meaning
Usually translated “scatters”, “may be scattered” and “has scattered abroad”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- scatters 3
- you may be scattered 1
- he has scattered abroad 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 11:23He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
- John 10:12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
- John 16:32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- 2 Corinthians 9:9(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
Greek dictionary
σκορπίζω skorpizō · to scatter
σκορπίζω [in LXX for פּוּץ hi., etc. ;] in vernac. and in Ion, and late writers for σκεδάννυμι (see MM, xxiii; Rutherford, NPhr., 295), to scatter: ὁ λύκος, Jhn.10:12; ὁ μὴ συνάγων μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ σκορπίζει, Mat.12:30, Luk.11:23; pass., before εἰς, with accusative loc., Jhn.16:32; of one who dispenses blessings, 2Co.9:9 (LXX) (of. δια-σκορπίζομαι).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “scatter” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SCAT'TER, verb transitive
[Latin scateo, discutio; Gr. to scatter to discuss. This word may be formed on the root of discutio. The primary sense is to drive or throw.]
- To disperse; to dissipate; to separate or remove things to a distance from each other.“From thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth” Genesis 11:9“I will scatter you among the heathen” Leviticus 26:33
- To throw loosely about; to sprinkle; as, to scatter seed in sowing.
- To spread or set thinly.
All definitions and other forms of “scatter”
SCAT'TER, verb intransitive
- To be dispersed or dissipated.
- To be liberal to the poor; to be charitable. Proverbs 11:24
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.