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Lexicon :: Strong's G1287 - diaskorpizō

Aa
διασκορπίζω
Transliteration
diaskorpizō (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-as-kor-pid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:418,1048

Strong’s Definitions

διασκορπίζω diaskorpízō, dee-as-kor-pid'-zo; from G1223 and G4650; to dissipate, i.e. (genitive case) to rout or separate; specially, to winnow; figuratively, to squander:—disperse, scatter (abroad), strew, waste.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G1287 in the following manner: straw (2x), scatter abroad (2x), scatter (2x), waste (2x), disperse (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G1287 in the following manner: straw (2x), scatter abroad (2x), scatter (2x), waste (2x), disperse (1x).

  1. to scatter abroad, disperse, to winnow

    1. to throw the grain a considerable distance, or up into the air, that it may be separated from the chaff

    2. to gather the wheat, freed from the chaff into the granary

    3. to winnow grain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διασκορπίζω diaskorpízō, dee-as-kor-pid'-zo; from G1223 and G4650; to dissipate, i.e. (genitive case) to rout or separate; specially, to winnow; figuratively, to squander:—disperse, scatter (abroad), strew, waste.
STRONGS G1287:
διασκορπίζω; 1 aorist διεσκόρπισα; passive, perfect participle διεσκορπισμένος; 1 aorist διεσκορπίσθην; 1 future διεσκορπισθήσομαι; often in the Sept., more rarely in Greek writings from Polybius 1, 47, 4; 27, 2, 10 on (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 218; [Winers Grammar, 25]); to scatter abroad, disperse: John 11:52 (opposed to συνάγω); of the enemy, Luke 1:51; Acts 5:37 (Numbers 10:35, etc. Josephus, Antiquities 8, 15, 4; Aelian v. h. 13, 46 (1, 6) ὁ δράκων τοὺς μὲν διεσκόρπισε, τούς δὲ ἀπέκτεινε). Of a flock of sheep: Matthew 26:31 (from Zechariah 13:7); Mark 14:27; of property, to squander, waste: Luke 15:13; Luke 16:1, (like διασπείρω in Sophocles El. 1291). like the Hebrew זָרָה (Sept. Ezekiel 5:2, 10, 12 [Ald.], etc.) of grain, to scatter, i. e. to winnow (i. e., to throw the grain a considerable distance, or up into the air, that it may be separated from the chaff; opposed to συνάγω, to gather the wheat, freed from the chaff, into the granary [cf. BB. DD. under the word Agriculture]): Matthew 25:24, 26.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
10:35
Ezekiel
5:2; 5:10; 5:12
Zechariah
13:7
Matthew
25:24; 25:26; 26:31
Mark
14:27
Luke
1:51; 15:13; 16:1
John
11:52
Acts
5:37

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1287 matches the Greek διασκορπίζω (diaskorpizō),
which occurs 49 times in 43 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:35 - And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:1 - “In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the LORD your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:3 - then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:8 - “Please remember what you told your servant Moses: ‘If you are unfaithful to me, I will scatter you among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:11 - He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:14 - My life is poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax,
melting within me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:5 - Terror will grip them,
terror like they have never known before.
God will scatter the bones of your enemies.
You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 - Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons;
stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees,
O Lord our shield.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:15 - They scavenge for food
but go to sleep unsatisfied.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:1 -

For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.

Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.
Let those who hate God run for their lives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30 - Rebuke these enemy nations—
these wild animals lurking in the reeds,
this herd of bulls among the weaker calves.
Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute.
Scatter the nations that delight in war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10 - You crushed the great sea monster.[fn]
You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:9 - Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:27 - that he would scatter their descendants[fn] among the nations,
exiling them to distant lands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:7 - Like rocks brought up by a plow,
the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:16 - I will scatter them around the world, in places they and their ancestors never heard of, and even there I will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:21 - The shepherds of my people have lost their senses.
They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD.
Therefore, they fail completely,
and their flocks are scattered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:14 - I will smash them against each other, even parents against children, says the LORD. I will not let my pity or mercy or compassion keep me from destroying them.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1 - “What sorrow awaits the leaders of my people—the shepherds of my sheep—for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:37 - The sword will strike her horses and chariots
and her allies from other lands,
and they will all become like women.
The sword will strike her treasures,
and they all will be plundered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:20 - “You[fn] are my battle-ax and sword,”
says the LORD.
“With you I will shatter nations
and destroy many kingdoms.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:21 - With you I will shatter armies—
destroying the horse and rider,
the chariot and charioteer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:22 - With you I will shatter men and women,
old people and children,
young men and young women.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:23 - With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks,
farmers and oxen,
captains and officers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:2 - Place a third of it at the center of your map of Jerusalem. After acting out the siege, burn it there. Scatter another third across your map and chop it with a sword. Scatter the last third to the wind, for I will scatter my people with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:10 - Parents will eat their own children, and children will eat their parents. I will punish you and scatter to the winds the few who survive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:5 - I will lay your corpses in front of your idols and scatter your bones around your altars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - Then the LORD spoke to the man in linen clothing and said, “Go between the whirling wheels beneath the cherubim, and take a handful of burning coals and scatter them over the city.” He did this as I watched.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:16 - “Therefore, tell the exiles, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:15 - And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:23 - But I took a solemn oath against them in the wilderness. I swore I would scatter them among all the nations

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:34 - And in anger I will reach out with my strong hand and powerful arm, and I will bring you back[fn] from the lands where you are scattered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:41 - When I bring you home from exile, you will be like a pleasing sacrifice to me. And I will display my holiness through you as all the nations watch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:15 - I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:25 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel will again live in their own land, the land I gave my servant Jacob. For I will gather them from the distant lands where I have scattered them. I will reveal to the nations of the world my holiness among my people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:13 - “But this is what the Sovereign LORD also says: At the end of the forty years I will bring the Egyptians home again from the nations to which they have been scattered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:18 - And the prince may never take anyone’s property by force. If he gives property to his sons, it must be from his own land, for I do not want any of my people unjustly evicted from their property.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 - The messenger shouted, “Cut down the tree and lop off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Chase the wild animals from its shade and the birds from its branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:24 - Without warning he will enter the richest areas of the land. Then he will distribute among his followers the plunder and wealth of the rich—something his predecessors had never done. He will plot the overthrow of strongholds, but this will last for only a short while.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:19 - “What are these?” I asked the angel who was talking with me.
He replied, “These horns represent the nations that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:21 - “What are these men coming to do?” I asked.
The angel replied, “These four horns—these nations—scattered and humbled Judah. Now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:16 - This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young, nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves.
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