ἀφορίζω aphorizō

Greek word for “to separate” · Strong’s G873 · used 10 times in 9 verses

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Meaning

ἀφ-ορίζω; (a) to mark off by boundaries from, separate from: with accusative;

How it is translated

Glosses given for aphorizō in context, with how often each is used:

• will separate 2
• separates 1
• may exclude 1
• do set apart 1
• took separately 1
• set apart 1
• do be separate 1
• having selected 1
• separating 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 13 (1), Matthew 25 (1), Luke 6 (1), Acts 13 (1), Acts 19 (1), Romans 1 (1), 2 Corinthians 6 (1), Galatians 1 (1), Galatians 2 (1)

Forms

• ἀφοριοῦσιν 1
• ἀφορίσει 1
• ἀφορίζει 1
• ἀφορίσωσιν 1
• ἀφορίσατε 1
• ἀφώρισεν 1
• ἀφωρισμένος 1
• ἀφορίσθητε 1
• ἀφορίσας 1
• ἀφώριζεν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with aphorizō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• μέσος mesos “midst” 2
• πονηρός ponēros “evil/bad” 2
• ὅτε hote “when” 2
• ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 2
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 2
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 2

Key verses

The verses using aphorizō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 13:49 — So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
• Matthew 25:32 — And 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 6:22 — Blessed 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…
• Acts 13:2 — As 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 19:9 — But 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…
• Romans 1:1 — Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
• 2 Corinthians 6:17 — Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
• Galatians 1:15 — But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
• Galatians 2:12 — For 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…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.