ὁρίζω
horizō
to determine
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ὁρίζω (horizō) means "to determine." It is a verb that appears eight times in the Bible. The usage of this word suggests that it is related to the act of setting boundaries or limits, whether literal or figurative. Analysis of the occurrences of ὁρίζω reveals that it is often used in the context of distinguishing or demarcating things, such as nations, languages, time, or people. For example, in Acts 11:15, it is used to describe the distinction between the Gentiles and the Jews. Given its range of usage, ὁρίζω carries the significance of setting clear definitions or boundaries, which is essential for communication, organization, and understanding. It implies a sense of clarity and distinction, helping to separate things that are different or distinct from one another.
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Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
The Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!”
Acts 2:23him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
Acts 10:42He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.
Acts 11:29As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;
Acts 17:26He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,
Acts 17:31because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”
Romans 1:4who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
Hebrews 4:7he again defines a certain day, today, saying through David so long a time afterward (just as has been said), “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts.”