διασπείρωdiaspeírō
to scatter abroad, disperse: Acts 8:1, Acts 8:4, Acts 11:19.
Greek (New Testament) · G1289
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 8:1 Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.
- Acts 8:4 But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.
- Acts 11:19 Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.