verb
diasparomō
Strong’sG1289
I scatter like seed
stem diaspar-3 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-σπείρω
[freq. in LXX for פּוּץ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1289 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist 2 passive -εσπάρην [ᾰ] Refs 5th c.BC+:— scatter or spread about, [τὰς μνέας].. αὐτοχειρίῃ διέσπειρε τῇ στρατιῇ Refs 5th c.BC+; διέσπειρε ἡμέας ἄλλην ἄλλῃ τάξας dispersed us,Refs 5th c.BC+; squander, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be scattered, κρατὸς διασπαρέντος αἵματός θ᾽ ὁμοῦ Refs; of troops, διεσπαρμένοι Refs 5th c.BC+; φύσεις ὁμοίως διεσπαρμέναι equally distributed, Refs 5th c.BC+is dissipated, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὸ διεσπαρμένον δόγμα the current opinion, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diasparilaδιεσπάρησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | scattered | 1× |
| diasparirantoisδιασπαρέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | scattered | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasparomō | diasparome | diasparomē | diasparomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasparosō | diasparose | diasparosē | diasparoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasparotō | diasparote | diasparotē | diasparotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diasparonō | diasparone | diasparonē | diasparonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasparovō | diasparove | diasparovē | diasparovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diasparolō | diasparole | diasparolē | diasparolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasparimi | diasparima |
| you 2nd person singular | diasparisi | diasparisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspariti | diasparita |
| we 1st person plural | diasparini | diasparina |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasparivi | diaspariva |
| they 3rd person plural | diasparili | diasparila1×διεσπάρησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasparomeiō | diasparomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasparoseiō | diasparoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasparoteiō | diasparoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diasparoneiō | diasparoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasparoveiō | diasparoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diasparoleiō | diasparoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasparimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diaspariseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaspariteia |
| we 1st person plural | diasparineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaspariveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diasparileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diasparosōr | diasparosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasparotōr | diasparotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasparovōr | diasparovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diasparolōr | diasparolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diasparisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasparitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasparivar |
| they 3rd person plural | diasparilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasparomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diasparosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasparotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diasparonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasparovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diasparoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasparimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diasparisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasparitoia |
| we 1st person plural | diasparinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasparivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diaspariloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diasparorō | diasparorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | diaspariri | diasparira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diasparorōntos | diasparorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | diasparirintos | diasparirantos2× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diaspar is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
diasparila“scattered”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 8:1… ekklēsan tan en Hierosolumei; pantois de diasparila kata tain chōrain tau Ioudaiau kai …… and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
diasparirantois“scattered”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
Acts 8:4Tois men oun diasparirantois dierchala euangelizorōntois ton logon.Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
Acts 11:19Tois men oun diasparirantois apo tau thlipsiau tau generantau epi …Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with …