Definition
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, John 10:12; ὁ μὴ συνάγων μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ σκορπίζει, Matthew 12:30, Luke 11:23; pass., before εἰς, with accusative loc., John 16:32; of one who dispenses blessings, 2 Corinthians 9:9 (LXX) (of. δια-σκορπίζομαι).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σκορπίζω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Matthew 12:30σκορπίζει · scattersHe who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- Luke 11:23σκορπίζει · scattersHe who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- John 10:12σκορπίζει · scatters [the flock]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.
- John 16:32σκορπισθῆτε · you will be scattered“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 9:9Ἐσκόρπισεν · He has scattered abroadAs it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”