Skorpizo means “disperse abroad” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4650 — mephits (“maul”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4650 σκορπίζω (skorpizo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. skorpizo (skor-pid'-zo) v. 1. to dissipate 2. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal It has 21 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include thee, scattered, scatter, own, and dispersed. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
skorpizo (skor-pid'-zo) v. 1. to dissipate 2. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal [apparently from an obsolete skerpo (meaning to pierce) through the idea of penetrating] KJV: disperse abroad, scatter (abroad) See also: G4651
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4650. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to scatter
Usage: σκορπίζω [in LXX for פּוּץ hi., etc. ;] in vernac. and in Ion, and late writers for σκεδάννυμι (see MM, xxiii; Rutherford, NPhr., 295), to scatter: ὁ λύκος, Jhn.10:12; ὁ μὴ συνάγων μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ σκορπίζει, Mat.12:30, Luk.11:23; pass., before εἰς, with accusative loc., Jhn.16:32; of one who dispenses blessings, 2Co.9:9 (LXX) (of. δια-σκορπίζομαι).† (AS)
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Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G4650 (σκορπίζω) appears 16 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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5 indexed usages in New Testament.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
9 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, And he flashed lightning, and dismayed them.
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
And has forgotten that the foot will scatter them, And the wild beasts of the field trample them.
7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
And he dispersed the people, every one to their own charge; and they went unto the walls and towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their houses; and they were brought very low in the city.
while as yet the forces were dispersed from the camp.
there were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they were fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place.
First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4650.
And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, And he flashed lightning, and dismayed them.
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
And has forgotten that the foot will scatter them, And the wild beasts of the field trample them.
And he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; And multiplied lightnings, and routed them.
He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; His righteousness endures for evermore: His horn shall be exalted with honor.
Send lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: Send forth thine arrows, and thou shalt discomfit them.
A fourth part of thee shall be cut off by pestilence, and a fourth part of thee shall be consumed in the midst of thee with famine: and as for another fourth part of thee, I will scatter them to every wind; and a fourth part of thee shall fall by the sword round about thee, and I will draw out a sword after them.
The nations shall see thee and be in pain, As thou dost divide the moving waters: The deep uttered her voice, And raised her form on high.
Behold, I turn my back upon you, and I will scatter dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts, and I will carry you away at the same time.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
And he dispersed the people, every one to their own charge; and they went unto the walls and towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their houses; and they were brought very low in the city.
while as yet the forces were dispersed from the camp.
there were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they were fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place.
and they accused the people to the king, saying, Judas and his brethren have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of our own land.
The horsemen also, being scattered in the field, fled to Azotus, and went into Beth-dagon, their idol’s temple, for safety.
commanding him to slay Judas, and to scatter them that were with him, and to make Alcimus high priest of the great temple.
For while they supposed to lie hidden in their secret sins, They were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfulness, Being horribly astonished, And troubled with strange apparitions.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4650, grouped by book.
Skorpizo (Strong's G4650) is a Greek word most simply glossed "disperse abroad". skorpizo (skor-pid'-zo) v. 1. to dissipate 2. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal
This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's G4650 across 15 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4650 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as thee, scattered, scatter, own, dispersed, and fourth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 9 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4650, with linked reader references where each row is available.