διασκεδαννύναι

From LSJ

πολλῶν ὁ καιρὸς γίγνεται διδάσκαλος → the critical moment will turn out to be the teacher of many things

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also: διασκεδάννυμι) disperse, scatter, scatter to the winds

Lexicon Thucydideum

disiicere, dissipare, to scatter, disperse, 1.54.1,
PASS. 3.98.1.