Original Word: ἀφορίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: aphorizó
Pronunciation: af-or-ID-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (af-or-id'-zo)
Definition: To separate, set apart, divide
Meaning: I rail off, separate, place apart.

Word Origin: From the Greek preposition ἀπό (apo, meaning "from") and the verb ὁρίζω (horizo, meaning "to mark off by boundaries" or "to determine").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of being set apart is קָדַשׁ (qadash, Strong's H6942), which means to consecrate or sanctify.

Usage: The verb ἀφορίζω (aphorizó) primarily means to separate or set apart for a specific purpose. In the New Testament, it is often used in the context of God setting apart individuals for His divine purposes or calling. It can also refer to the act of distinguishing or dividing something from the rest.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of setting apart was significant in both religious and social contexts. Temples, priests, and sacred objects were often set apart for divine purposes. Similarly, in Jewish culture, the idea of holiness involved being set apart for God. This cultural understanding provides a backdrop for the New Testament usage of ἀφορίζω, where believers are often called to be distinct from the world and dedicated to God's service.

873 aphorízō (from 575 /apó, "separated from" and 3724 /horízō, "make boundaries") – properly, separate from a boundary, i.e. a previous condition/situation (note the prefix, apo).

Word Origin
from apo and horizó
Definition
to mark off by boundaries from, i.e. set apart
NASB Translation
hold...aloof (1), ostracize (1), separate (2), separates (1), set...apart (1), set apart (2), take (1), took away (1).

STRONGS NT 873: ἀφορίζω

ἀφορίζω; imperfect ἀφωριζον; Attic future ἀφοριω Matthew 25:32 (T WH ἀφορίσω); (Winers Grammar, § 13, the passage cited; Buttmann, 37 (32)); 1 aorist ἀφώρισα; passive, perfect participle ἀφωρισμένος; 1 aorist imperative ἀφορίσθητε; (ὁρίζω to make a ὅρος or boundary); "to mark off from (ἀπό) others by boundaries, to limit, to separate": ἑαυτόν, from others, Galatians 2:12; τούς μαθητάς, from those unwilling to obey the gospel, Acts 19:9; ἐκ μέσου τινων, Matthew 13:49; ἀπό τίνος, . Passive in a reflexive sense: 2 Corinthians 6:17. absolutely: in a bad sense, to exclude as disreputable, Luke 6:22; in a good sense, τινα εἰς τί, to appoint, set apart, one for some purpose (to do something), Acts 13:2; Romans 1:1; τινα followed by a telic infinitive, Galatians 1:15 ((?) see the commentaries at the passage). ((Sophocles), Euripides, Plato, Isocrates, Demosthenes, Polybius, others; very often in the Sept. especially for הִבְדִּיל, הֵנִיף, הֵרִים, סָגַר, etc.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

divide, separate, sever.

From apo and horizo; to set off by boundary, i.e. (figuratively) limit, exclude, appoint, etc. -- divide, separate, sever.

see GREEK apo

see GREEK horizo

Forms and Transliterations

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