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ἀφορίζω

aphorizōto separateHow to read Greek
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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, Acts 19:9, Galatians 2:12; id. before ἐκ (ἀπό), Matthew 13:49; 25:32 (MM, see word); of excom­munication, Luke 6:22. Pass., absol., 2 Corinthians 6:17;

(b) to set apart, devote to a special purpose (before εἰς): with accusative, Galatians 1:15. Mid., Acts 13:2, Romans 1:1 (DB, iii 588).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Matthew 13:49ἀφοριοῦσιν · separate
    So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
  2. Matthew 25:32ἀφορίσει · He will separate; ἀφορίζει · separates
    All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
  3. Luke 6:22ἀφορίσωσιν · they exclude [you]
    Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
  4. Acts 13:2Ἀφορίσατε · Set apart
    While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
  5. Acts 19:9ἀφώρισεν · [Paul] took
    But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
  6. Romans 1:1ἀφωρισμένος · [and] set apart
    Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
  7. 2 Corinthians 6:17ἀφορίσθητε · be separate
    “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
  8. Galatians 1:15ἀφορίσας · set me apart
    But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
  9. Galatians 2:12ἀφώριζεν · separate
    For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.