Skorpizo describes scattering a gathered group or dispersing what is given out.

The dominant use depicts persons or a gathered group being driven apart or dispersed: sheep by a wolf, disciples each to their own, and the opposite of gathering. A separate occurrence places the action alongside giving to the poor, presenting dispersal in a giving context.

1. Disperse a group or those gathered · dominant

   In John 10:12, the present active form occurs after the wolf snatches the sheep; the APB renders the result that the wolf "scatters them." In John 16:32, the aorist passive subjunctive addresses a plural group who go "each to his own," while Luke 11:23 and Matthew 12:30 place the present active form in contrast with gathering.

   John 10:12John 16:32Luke 11:23Matthew 12:30
2. Spread out in giving · rare

   In 2 Corinthians 9:9, the aorist active indicative occurs in a clause joined to giving to the poor; the APB renders the clause, "he has scattered and given to the poor." The verse's wording presents the action in a giving context rather than the dispersal of a group.

   2 Corinthians 9:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "scatters" and "scattered" in the group-dispersal clauses, and renders 2 Corinthians 9:9 as "has scattered and given to the poor." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixing a separate English equivalent in every verse.