σκορπίων,  [2 verses](noun pl masc gen) "Scorpions" is skorpios, which means "scorpion" and the constellation Scorpio.  -"Scorpions" is the Greek noun that is the source of our word "scorpion", but it is also a form of the Greek verb that means "to scatter" and "to disperse". Jesus uses the concept of "scatter" as the negative of the positive "gather". The actual verb form is a particle, "scattering".