Strong G873ἀφορίζω
to separate
- Transliteration
- aphorizō
- Pronunciation
- af-or-id'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀφ-ορίζω
[in LXX (Cremer, 805 f.) for בָּדַל hi., סָגַר hi., נוּף hi., רוּם hi etc.;]
__(a) to mark off by boundaries from, separate from: with accusative, Act.19:9, Gal.2:12; id. before ἐκ (ἀπό), Mat.13:49 25:32 (MM, see word); of excommunication, Luk.6:22. Pass., absol., 2Co.6:17;
__(b) to set apart, devote to a special purpose (before εἰς): with accusative, Gal.1:15. Mid., Act.13:2, Rom.1:1 (DB, iii 588).†
(AS)
[in LXX (Cremer, 805 f.) for בָּדַל hi., סָגַר hi., נוּף hi., רוּם hi etc.;]
__(a) to mark off by boundaries from, separate from: with accusative, Act.19:9, Gal.2:12; id. before ἐκ (ἀπό), Mat.13:49 25:32 (MM, see word); of excommunication, Luk.6:22. Pass., absol., 2Co.6:17;
__(b) to set apart, devote to a special purpose (before εἰς): with accusative, Gal.1:15. Mid., Act.13:2, Rom.1:1 (DB, iii 588).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G873 appears in 9 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- separate7
- divideth1
- sever1
- ye1
First verses
- Matthew 13:49So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
- Matthew 25:32And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
- Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
- Acts 13:2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
- Acts 19:9But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
- Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
- Galatians 1:15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
- Galatians 2:12For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀφορ-ίζω,
mark off by boundaries, ἐξελόντας [τὸ ὄρος] τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἀφορίσαντας[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “pro Euxenippo” 16)]; οὐσία ἀφωρισμένη property marked out by boundary-pillars, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 49.61)]:—middle, mark off for oneself, appropriate to oneself, χώραν ὅτι πλείστην[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.120: _metaphorically_, ἀ. τιμάς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 31)]: —passive, ἡ ὑπό τινος ἀφορισθεῖσα χώρα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.36.)]
b border on, τοὺς ὅρους -ίζοντας τὸν Ἀσωπόν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 110e.)]
2 determine, define, [Refs ([prev. author] “Sph.” 240c)]:—also middle, περὶ φύσεως ἀφοριζόμενοι[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Epicrates Comicus 11.13:)] — passive, χρόνος ἀφωρισμένος a determinate time, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 785b)]; ὅροι -ισμένοι well-defined, [Refs ([prev. author] “Criti.” 110d)]; ἀφωρισμένα definite cases, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1354b8)]: participle ἀφορίσας definitely, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.29.)]
3 separate, distinguish, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Sophista “Oxy.” 1364.290 (_passive_))]; exclude, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 501d, +others, ἀ. χωρίς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1331a27; ἀ. τί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Ma.” 298d; ἱππέων ἕδρας ἀπὸ τῶν ἄλλων 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 36.42)]:—middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 644a, “Chrm.” 173e; τι ἀπό τινος [prev. author] “Sph.” 227c)]:—passive, ἀφορίζεσθαι ἀπό τινος[Refs ([prev. author] “Smp.” 205c: _absolutely_, ἀγνοίας ἀφωρισμένον εἶδος)] distinct species, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Sph.” 229c; ἐπιστήμη ἀφωρισμένη 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1354a3.)]
4 bring to an end, finish, βίβλους[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.71.10)]:— middle, λόγον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.58.)]
5 grant as a special gift, τᾷ κάλλος ἀφώρισε Κύπρις[Refs (“epigram Gr.” 244.3 (from Cyzicus).)]
II with accusative person,
II.1 banish, καί μ᾽ ἀπὸ γᾶς ὥρισε[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 940 (Lyric poetry).)]
II.2 separate, [NT (NT.Acts.19.9, etc.)]:—passive, ἱερέων γένος ἀπὸ τῶν ἄλλων-ισμένον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 24a)]; ἐκ τινῶν ἀφωρισμένων from a definite class of persons, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1292b4)]; ἀφωρισμένος τέχνην having a definite art assigned one, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 231e.)]
II.2.b set apart for rejection, cast out, excommunicate, [NT (NT.Luke.6.22.)]
II.2.c set apart for some office, appoint, ordain, [NT (NT.Acts.13.2, NT.Rom.1.1 (_passive_), NT.Gal.1.15.)]
II.2.d passive, ἀρχὴ ἀφωρισμένη πρὸς τὰς θυσίας[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1322b26)]; of a treatise, to be devoted to, with dative, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Olympiodorus Philosophus “in Aristotelis Meteora commentaria - pars” 9.15.)]
mark off by boundaries, ἐξελόντας [τὸ ὄρος] τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἀφορίσαντας[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “pro Euxenippo” 16)]; οὐσία ἀφωρισμένη property marked out by boundary-pillars, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 49.61)]:—middle, mark off for oneself, appropriate to oneself, χώραν ὅτι πλείστην[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.120: _metaphorically_, ἀ. τιμάς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 31)]: —passive, ἡ ὑπό τινος ἀφορισθεῖσα χώρα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.36.)]
b border on, τοὺς ὅρους -ίζοντας τὸν Ἀσωπόν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 110e.)]
2 determine, define, [Refs ([prev. author] “Sph.” 240c)]:—also middle, περὶ φύσεως ἀφοριζόμενοι[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Epicrates Comicus 11.13:)] — passive, χρόνος ἀφωρισμένος a determinate time, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 785b)]; ὅροι -ισμένοι well-defined, [Refs ([prev. author] “Criti.” 110d)]; ἀφωρισμένα definite cases, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1354b8)]: participle ἀφορίσας definitely, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.29.)]
3 separate, distinguish, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Sophista “Oxy.” 1364.290 (_passive_))]; exclude, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 501d, +others, ἀ. χωρίς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1331a27; ἀ. τί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Ma.” 298d; ἱππέων ἕδρας ἀπὸ τῶν ἄλλων 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 36.42)]:—middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 644a, “Chrm.” 173e; τι ἀπό τινος [prev. author] “Sph.” 227c)]:—passive, ἀφορίζεσθαι ἀπό τινος[Refs ([prev. author] “Smp.” 205c: _absolutely_, ἀγνοίας ἀφωρισμένον εἶδος)] distinct species, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Sph.” 229c; ἐπιστήμη ἀφωρισμένη 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1354a3.)]
4 bring to an end, finish, βίβλους[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.71.10)]:— middle, λόγον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.58.)]
5 grant as a special gift, τᾷ κάλλος ἀφώρισε Κύπρις[Refs (“epigram Gr.” 244.3 (from Cyzicus).)]
II with accusative person,
II.1 banish, καί μ᾽ ἀπὸ γᾶς ὥρισε[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 940 (Lyric poetry).)]
II.2 separate, [NT (NT.Acts.19.9, etc.)]:—passive, ἱερέων γένος ἀπὸ τῶν ἄλλων-ισμένον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 24a)]; ἐκ τινῶν ἀφωρισμένων from a definite class of persons, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1292b4)]; ἀφωρισμένος τέχνην having a definite art assigned one, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 231e.)]
II.2.b set apart for rejection, cast out, excommunicate, [NT (NT.Luke.6.22.)]
II.2.c set apart for some office, appoint, ordain, [NT (NT.Acts.13.2, NT.Rom.1.1 (_passive_), NT.Gal.1.15.)]
II.2.d passive, ἀρχὴ ἀφωρισμένη πρὸς τὰς θυσίας[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1322b26)]; of a treatise, to be devoted to, with dative, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Olympiodorus Philosophus “in Aristotelis Meteora commentaria - pars” 9.15.)]