What does διασκορπίζω · ὑπάρχοντα mean in the Bible?
διασκορπίζω · ὑπάρχοντα is a Greek phrase meaning "squandering/wasting his possessions".
Greek · G1287, G5224
διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ
To scatter · things extant or in hand, i.e. property or possessions
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διασκορπίζω G1287 to scatter
Pronunciation diaskorpízō
Scatter with dispersal away from center; often implies waste or squandering when applied to property.
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ὑπάρχοντα G5224 things extant or in hand, i.e. property or possessions
Pronunciation hypárchonta
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What does διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ (diaskorpizōn ta hyparchonta autou) mean in the Bible?
διασκορπίζω · ὑπάρχοντα is a Greek phrase meaning "squandering/wasting his possessions".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1287, G5224?
G1287, G5224 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. squandering/wasting his possessions
Source Gloss
squandering/wasting his possessions
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 7×
Aorist Active Luke 1:51 · Luke 15:13 · Matt 25:24 · Matt 25:26 4×
Future Passive Matt 26:31 · Mark 14:27 2×
Aorist Passive Acts 5:37 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Luke 16:1 1×
Perfect Passive John 11:52 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 13
Voice
active 13
Mood
participle 13
NT Occurrences
Matthew 19:21 ὑπάρχοντα present active participle participle Matthew 24:47 ὑπάρχουσιν present active participle participle Matthew 25:14 ὑπάρχοντα present active participle participle Luke 8:3 ὑπαρχόντων present active participle participle Luke 11:21 ὑπάρχοντα present active participle participle Luke 12:15 ὑπαρχόντων present active participle participle Luke 12:33 ὑπάρχοντα present active participle participle Luke 12:44 ὑπάρχουσιν present active participle participle Luke 16:1 ὑπάρχοντα present active participle participle Luke 19:8 ὑπαρχόντων present active participle participle Acts 4:32 ὑπαρχόντων present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 13:3 ὑπάρχοντά present active participle participle Hebrews 10:34 ὑπαρχόντων present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain