3724. horizó
Strong's Lexicon
horizó: To determine, appoint, designate, or set boundaries.

Original Word: ὁρίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: horizó
Pronunciation: ho-REE-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (hor-id'-zo)
Definition: To determine, appoint, designate, or set boundaries.
Meaning: I separate, mark off by boundaries; I determine, appoint, designate.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ὅρος (horos), meaning "boundary" or "limit."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of divine determination and setting boundaries can be related to Hebrew words such as גָּבַל (gabal - to set bounds) and חָקַק (chaqaq - to decree or inscribe).

Usage: The verb "horizó" is used in the New Testament to convey the act of determining or appointing something according to a set purpose or boundary. It often implies a divine or authoritative decision, such as God's determination of events or roles. The term can also refer to setting limits or boundaries, both literal and metaphorical.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of setting boundaries was significant in both legal and philosophical contexts. Boundaries defined property, roles, and responsibilities. In a biblical context, "horizó" reflects the sovereignty of God in determining the course of history and the roles of individuals within His divine plan. This aligns with the Jewish understanding of God's providence and authority over creation.

HELPS Word-studies

3724 horízō (from horos, "boundary, limit") – properly, to set boundaries (limits) – literally, "determine horizons" (boundaries).

3724 /horízō ("designate limits, boundaries") refers to the Lord (literally) "horizoning" all the physical scenes of life before creation. This guarantees God works each in conjunction with His eternal purpose (providence, see 4286 /próthesis).

[The English term "horizon" ("horizoning") comes from 3724 (horízō), "to set limits." 4309 /proorízō ("pre-horizon, pre-determine") emphasizes God's eternality with its correlations, as operating in His perfect wisdom, absolute foreknowledge, etc.).]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as horion
Definition
to mark off by boundaries, to determine
NASB Translation
appointed (2), declared (1), determined (3), fixes (1), predetermined (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3724: ὁρίζω

ὁρίζω; 1 aorist ὡρισα; passive, perfect participle ὡρισμένος; 1 aorist participle ὁρισθεις; (from ὅρος a boundary, limit); from (Aeschylus and) Herodotus down; to define; i. e.

1. to mark out the boundaries or limits (of any place or thing): Herodotus, Xenophon, Thucydides, others; Numbers 34:6; Joshua 13:27.

2. to determine, appoint: with an accusative of the thing, ἡμέραν, Hebrews 4:7; καιρούς, Acts 17:26 (numerous examples from Greek authors are given in Bleek, Hebrew-Br. 2:1, p. 538f); passive ὡρισμένος, 'determinate,' settled, Acts 2:23; τό ὡρισμένον, that which hath been determined, according to appointment, decree, Luke 22:22; with an accusative of person Acts 17:31 ( by attraction for ὅν (Winers Grammar, § 24, 1; Buttmann, § 143, 8)); passive with a predicate nominative, Romans 1:4 (for although Christ was the Son of God before his resurrection, yet he was openly appointed (A. V. declared) such among men by this transcendent and crowning event); ὁρίζω, to ordain, determine, appoint, Acts 10:42; followed by an infinitive Acts 11:29 (Sophocles from 19 d. (i. e. Aegeus (539), viii., p. 8, Brunck edition)). (Compare: ἀφορίζω, ἀποδιορίζω, πρωρίζω.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
declare, determine, limit, ordain.

From horion; to mark out or bound ("horizon"), i.e. (figuratively) to appoint, decree, specify -- declare, determine, limit, ordain.

see GREEK horion

Forms and Transliterations
οριεί όριει οριζει ορίζει ὁρίζει ορισας ορίσας ὁρίσας ορίσηται ορισθεντος ορισθέντος ὁρισθέντος ωρισαν ώρισαν ὥρισαν ωρίσατο ώρισε ωρισεν ὥρισεν ωρισμενη ωρισμένη ὡρισμένῃ ωρισμενον ωρισμένον ὡρισμένον ωρισμενος ωρισμένος ὡρισμένος horisan hōrisan hṓrisan horisas horísas horisen hōrisen hṓrisen horismene hōrismenē horisménei hōrisménēi horismenon horisménon hōrismenon hōrisménon horismenos horisménos hōrismenos hōrisménos horisthentos horisthéntos horizei horízei orisan ōrisan orisas orisen ōrisen orismene ōrismenē orismenon ōrismenon orismenos ōrismenos oristhentos orizei
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 22:22 V-RPM/P-ANS
GRK: κατὰ τὸ ὡρισμένον πορεύεται πλὴν
NAS: as it has been determined; but woe
KJV: goeth, as it was determined: but woe
INT: according to what has been determined goes but

Acts 2:23 V-RPM/P-DFS
GRK: τοῦτον τῇ ὡρισμένῃ βουλῇ καὶ
NAS: [Man], delivered over by the predetermined plan
KJV: being delivered by the determinate counsel
INT: him by the determinate plan and

Acts 10:42 V-RPM/P-NMS
GRK: ἐστιν ὁ ὡρισμένος ὑπὸ τοῦ
NAS: that this is the One who has been appointed by God
KJV: he which was ordained of God
INT: it is who has been appointed by

Acts 11:29 V-AIA-3P
GRK: εὐπορεῖτό τις ὥρισαν ἕκαστος αὐτῶν
NAS: each of them determined to send
KJV: his ability, determined to send
INT: was prospered any one determined each of them

Acts 17:26 V-APA-NMS
GRK: τῆς γῆς ὁρίσας προστεταγμένους καιροὺς
NAS: of the earth, having determined [their] appointed
KJV: of the earth, and hath determined the times
INT: of the earth having determined appointed times

Acts 17:31 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν πίστιν παρασχὼν
NAS: whom He has appointed, having furnished
KJV: whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given
INT: a man whom he appointed proof having given

Romans 1:4 V-APP-GMS
GRK: τοῦ ὁρισθέντος υἱοῦ θεοῦ
NAS: who was declared the Son of God
KJV: And declared [to be] the Son of God
INT: having been declared Son of God

Hebrews 4:7 V-PIA-3S
GRK: πάλιν τινὰ ὁρίζει ἡμέραν Σήμερον
NAS: He again fixes a certain day,
KJV: Again, he limiteth a certain day,
INT: again a certain he determines day today

Strong's Greek 3724
8 Occurrences


ὥρισαν — 1 Occ.
ὥρισεν — 1 Occ.
ὡρισμένῃ — 1 Occ.
ὡρισμένον — 1 Occ.
ὡρισμένος — 1 Occ.
ὁρίσας — 1 Occ.
ὁρισθέντος — 1 Occ.
ὁρίζει — 1 Occ.

















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