σκορπίζω skorpízō
Meaning
to dissipate, i.e. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal
In the King James Version: disperse abroad, scatter (abroad)
Derivation: apparently from the same as G4651 (σκορπίος) (through the idea of penetrating);
Where it is used
- 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 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.
- 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.”