Definition

to dissipate, i.e. (genitive case) to rout or separate; specially, to winnow; figuratively, to squander

Etymology

from G1223 (διά) and G4650 (σκορπίζω);

Where the KJV renders it

• disperse
• scatter (abroad)
• strew
• waste

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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