# disperse, dispersion

## Definition

The terms "disperse" and  "dispersion" refer to people or things that are scattered in many different directions.

* In the New Testament, this term refers specifically to persecuted Christians who had to leave their homes and move to many different locations.
* The phrase "the dispersion" could be translated as "believers in many different places" or "the people who are scattered"
* The term "disperse" could be translated as, "send out" or "send away" or "scatter."