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σκορπ-ίζω

skorpizo

scatter, disperse

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 18 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

σκορπ-ίζω · skorp-izō — LSJ

scatter, disperse

scatter, disperse, Ion. word, Hecat. 366J. (Pass.); elsewh. only in later writers, LXX 2 Ki. 22.15, al., Str. 4.4.6, Ev.Matt. 12.30, Dsc. 4.134, Philum. Ven. 12.2; ἐσκορπισμέναι μύξαι CPHerm. 7ii 18 (iii A.D.).

2 disintegrate, reduce to powder

disintegrate, reduce to powder, Zos.Alch. p.177B.

3 dissipate

dissipate, τὸν πατρικὸν βίον Cat.Cod.Astr. 2.162.

In the wild

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Where it came from

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