verb
skorpizamō
Strong’sG4650
I disperse
stem skorpiz-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 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.
σκορπίζω
[in LXX for פּוּץ hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4650 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskor-pid'-zo
to dissipate, i.e. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal
Fromapparently from the same as G4651 (through the idea of penetrating);
King Jamesdisperse abroad, scatter (abroad).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ιῶLXX:— scatter, disperse, Ionic dialect word, Refs 4th c.BC+; elsewhere only in later writers, LXX+1st c.BC+
2 disintegrate, reduce to powder,Refs 5th c.BC+
3 dissipate, τὸν πατρικὸν βίον Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| skorpizatōσκορπίζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | scatters | 3× |
| skorpizataἘσκόρπισεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | scattered abroad | 1× |
| skorpiziveiaσκορπισθῆτε | happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural | scattered | 1× |
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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skorpizamō | skorpizame | skorpizami | skorpizama | skorpizamē | skorpizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizasō | skorpizase | skorpizasi | skorpizasa | skorpizasē | skorpizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizatō3×σκορπίζει | skorpizate | skorpizati | skorpizata1×Ἐσκόρπισεν | skorpizatē | skorpizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | skorpizanō | skorpizane | skorpizani | skorpizana | skorpizanē | skorpizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizavō | skorpizave | skorpizavi | skorpizava | skorpizavē | skorpizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizalō | skorpizale | skorpizali | skorpizala | skorpizalē | skorpizalelē |
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 | skorpizomō | skorpizome | skorpizomē | skorpizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizosō | skorpizose | skorpizosē | skorpizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizotō | skorpizote | skorpizotē | skorpizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | skorpizonō | skorpizone | skorpizonē | skorpizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizovō | skorpizove | skorpizovē | skorpizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizolō | skorpizole | skorpizolē | skorpizolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skorpizimi | skorpizima |
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizisi | skorpizisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpiziti | skorpizita |
| we 1st person plural | skorpizini | skorpizina |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizivi | skorpiziva |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizili | skorpizila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skorpizameiō | skorpizameia | skorpizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizaseiō | skorpizaseia | skorpizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizateiō | skorpizateia | skorpizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | skorpizaneiō | skorpizaneia | skorpizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizaveiō | skorpizaveia | skorpizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizaleiō | skorpizaleia | skorpizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skorpizomeiō | skorpizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizoseiō | skorpizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizoteiō | skorpizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | skorpizoneiō | skorpizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizoveiō | skorpizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizoleiō | skorpizoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skorpizimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | skorpiziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpiziteia |
| we 1st person plural | skorpizineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpiziveia1×σκορπισθῆτε |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizasōr | skorpizasar | skorpizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizatōr | skorpizatar | skorpizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizavōr | skorpizavar | skorpizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizalōr | skorpizalar | skorpizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizosōr | skorpizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizotōr | skorpizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizovōr | skorpizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizolōr | skorpizolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizivar |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skorpizamoiō | skorpizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizasoiō | skorpizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizatoiō | skorpizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | skorpizanoiō | skorpizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizavoiō | skorpizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizaloiō | skorpizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skorpizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | skorpizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpizoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skorpizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skorpizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skorpizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | skorpizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skorpizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skorpiziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | skorpizarō | skorpizari | skorpizara | skorpizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | skorpizorō | skorpizorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | skorpiziri | skorpizira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | skorpizarōntos | skorpizarintos | skorpizarantos | skorpizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | skorpizorōntos | skorpizorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | skorpizirintos | skorpizirantos |
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
skorpiz 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
skorpizatō“scatters”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 12:30… kai tos mē sunagarōntos meta mu skorpizatō.… who does not gather with Me scatters.
Luke 11:23… kai tos mē sunagarōntos meta mu skorpizatō.… who does not gather with Me scatters.
John 10:12… kai tos lukos harpazatō auteim kai skorpizatō… the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
skorpizata“scattered abroad”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 9:9kathōs grafotē; Skorpizata, dōata toi penētoi, tas dikaiosunas autou …As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His …
skorpiziveia“scattered”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
John 16:32idou erchotō hōras kai erchatē hina skorpiziveia hekastos eis teim idieim kamin monon …… already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and …