Definition

to dissipate, i.e. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal

Etymology

apparently from the same as G4651 (σκορπίος) (through the idea of penetrating);

Where the KJV renders it

• disperse abroad
• scatter (abroad)

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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