verb

diaspeirimō

Greekδιασπείρω (diaspeirō)

Strong’sG1289

I scatter like seed

stem diaspeir-3 times in the New Testament2 forms occur

Translated as

scattered3×

What it means

δια-σπείρω

[freq. in LXX for פּוּץ, etc.;]

to scatter abroad, disperse: Ac 8:1, 4 11:19.†

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

Saiddee-as-pi'-ro

to sow throughout, i.e. (figuratively) distribute in foreign lands

Fromfrom G1223 and G4687;

King Jamesscatter abroad.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
diaspeirilaδιεσπάρησαν	happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural	scattered	1×
diaspeiriratoisδιασπαρέντες	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

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	diaspeirimō	diaspeirime	diaspeirimi	diaspeirima	diaspeirimē	diaspeirimelē
you 2nd person singular	diaspeirisō	diaspeirise	diaspeirisi	diaspeirisa	diaspeirisē	diaspeiriselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	diaspeiritō	diaspeirite	diaspeiriti	diaspeirita	diaspeiritē	diaspeiritelē
we 1st person plural	diaspeirinō	diaspeirine	diaspeirini	diaspeirina	diaspeirinē	diaspeirinelē
ye 2nd person plural	diaspeirivō	diaspeirive	diaspeirivi	diaspeiriva	diaspeirivē	diaspeirivelē
they 3rd person plural	diaspeirilō	diaspeirile	diaspeirili	diaspeirila1×διεσπάρησαν	diaspeirilē	diaspeirilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	diaspeirimeiō	diaspeirimeia	diaspeirimeiē
you 2nd person singular	diaspeiriseiō	diaspeiriseia	diaspeiriseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	diaspeiriteiō	diaspeiriteia	diaspeiriteiē
we 1st person plural	diaspeirineiō	diaspeirineia	diaspeirineiē
ye 2nd person plural	diaspeiriveiō	diaspeiriveia	diaspeiriveiē
they 3rd person plural	diaspeirileiō	diaspeirileia	diaspeirileiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	diaspeirisōr	diaspeirisar	diaspeirisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	diaspeiritōr	diaspeiritar	diaspeiritēr
ye 2nd person plural	diaspeirivōr	diaspeirivar	diaspeirivēr
they 3rd person plural	diaspeirilōr	diaspeirilar	diaspeirilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	diaspeirimoiō	diaspeirimoia
you 2nd person singular	diaspeirisoiō	diaspeirisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	diaspeiritoiō	diaspeiritoia
we 1st person plural	diaspeirinoiō	diaspeirinoia
ye 2nd person plural	diaspeirivoiō	diaspeirivoia
they 3rd person plural	diaspeiriloiō	diaspeiriloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acted on passive voice	diaspeirirō	diaspeiriri	diaspeirira	diaspeirirē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acted on passive voice	diaspeirirōtos	diaspeiriritos	diaspeiriratos2×	diaspeirirētos

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

diaspeirstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

diaspeir 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

diaspeirila“scattered”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

Acts 8:1“scattered”Saulos de ate suneudokarōtos ta anairesia autou. Gineta de en ekeina ta hēmera diōgmos megos epi tan ekklēsan tan en Hierosolumei; pantois de diaspeirila kata tain chōrain tau Ioudaiau kai Samareiau plēn toiu apostoloiu.And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

diaspeiriratois“scattered”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine2×

Acts 8:4“scattered”Tois men oun diaspeiriratois dierchala euangelizerōtois ton logon.Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

Acts 11:19“scattered”Tois men oun diaspeiriratois apo tau thlipsiau tau gineratau epi Stefano dierchala heōs Foinikau kai Kuprau kai Antiocheiau mēdeno lalarōtois ton logon ei mē monem Ioudaioi.Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.