verb
horizomō
Strong’sG3724
I define, determine, appoint, decree
stem horiz-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ὁρίζω
(< ὅρος, a boundary), [in LXX for אסר, גּבל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3724 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhor-id'-zo
to mark out or bound ("horizon"), i.e. (figuratively) to appoint, decree, specify
Fromfrom G3725;
King Jamesdeclare, determine, limit, ordain.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect οὐρ- Refs 5th c.BC+: future ὁριῶ Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὥρισα Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect οὔρισα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ὥρικα Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, future -ιοῦμαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὡρισάμην Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, future ὁρισθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὡρίσθην Refs: perfect ὥρισμαι Refs 5th c.BC+; but in middle sense, Refs 5th c.BC+: (ὅρος):—divide or separate from, as a border or boundary, c.accusative et dative, ὁ Νεῖλος ὁ τὴν Ἀσίην οὐρίζων τῇ Λιβύῃ Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, θύρᾳ βαλανωτῇ ὡρισμένην ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνδρωνίτιδος Refs 5th c.BC+; or
b with two accusatives joined by καί, separate, [λίμνη] οὐρίζει τήν τε Σκυθικὴν καὶ τὴν Νευρίδα γῆν Refs 5th c.BC+; see at {ὁρίζων}.
c delimit, χρὴ τὸν νόμον ὁρίζειν πειρᾶσθαι κατὰ μέρη Refs 5th c.BC+
2 bound, τὴν ἀρχὴν ὥριζεν αὐτῷ ἡ Ἐρυθρὰ θάλαττα Refs 5th c.BC+; of a line (or surface) as limiting a surface (or solid), Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, Εὔβοια.. ὅροις ὑγροῖσιν ὡρισμένη Refs 5th c.BC+ so far let it go and no further, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 pass between or through, διδύμους πέτρας Refs 5th c.BC+
4 part, divide, χειμὼν ἄλλοσ᾽ ἄλλον ὥρισεν Refs; ὁ. τινὰ ἀπὸ.. banish one from.., Refs —passive, ματρὸς ἐκ χερῶν ὁ. depart from.., Refs, but very uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+
II mark out by boundaries, mark out, βωμὸν ἱδρύσατο καὶ τέμενος περὶ αὐτὸν οὔρισε Refs 5th c.BC+; see infr. IV. 1: metaphorically, ὁ. τι ἔς τι limit one thing according to another, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 trace out as a boundary, πόρον (of Refs 4th c.BC+
III ordain, determine, lay down, αἶσα τόνδε σοὐρίζει (i.e. σοι ὁρίζει) μόρον Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, ἄνακτες ὥρισαν.. θανεῖν ἐμὴν δέσποιναν οὐ ψήφῳ μιᾷ Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ. τινὰ θεόν determine one to be a god, deify, Refs 4th c.BC+; θάνατον ὡρικέναι τὴν ζημίαν Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, ὧραι ἑκάστοις εἰσὶν ὡρισμέναι Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐπί τισι ὡρισμένοις on certain definite terms (compare ῥητός), Refs; ἀρχαὶ ἀριθμῷ ὡρισμέναι limited, definite, opposed to ἄπειροι, Refs
III.2 define a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+middle than active,Refs
IV middle, mark out for oneself, τίνα ὅρον ὁρίζῃ what criterion do you assign, Refs 5th c.BC+; στήλας ὁ. set up stones as boundary marks, Refs 5th c.BC+take possession of, take to oneself, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive added, ἱερὸν ὡρίσαντ᾽ ἔχειν Refs 5th c.BC+set up, Refs 5th c.BC+; see at {ὕπαστρος}.
IV.2 determine for oneself, get or have a thing determined, ἃ ὡρίσω σὺ δίκαια Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, αὐτὸν πολεμεῖν ὁρίζομαι I lay it down that.., Refs 4th c.BC+; τί ποτ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὡρίσαντο καὶ τίνος γένους εἶναι τὸ φυτό; Refs 4th c.BC+
IV.3 define a thing, τὴν ἡδονὴν ἀγαθὸν ὁ. Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, ὁ. δικαίους εἶναι τοὺς εἰδότας κτλ. Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, to be defined, [ἡ αἰδὼς] ὁρίζεται φόβος τις ἀδοξίας Refs 4th c.BC+; οἷς αἱ φιλίαι ὁρίζονταιRefs
V intransitive, border upon, πλὴν ὅσον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὴν Ἀσίην οὐρίζει Refs 5th c.BC+
VI as Attic dialect law-term, δισχιλίων ὡρισμένος τὴν οἰκίαν having the house marked with ὅροι (compare ὅρος II) to secure a claim on it for Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| horizatōὁρίζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | sets | 1× |
| horizataὥρισεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | appointed | 1× |
| horizalaὥρισαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | determined | 1× |
| horizarantosὁρίσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | determined | 1× |
| horizirantouὁρισθέντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular masculine | declared | 1× |
| horizorēntosὡρισμένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | appointed | 1× |
| horizorēntemὡρισμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | determined | 1× |
| horizorēntaὡρισμένῃ | has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative singular feminine | determined | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horizamō | horizame | horizami | horizama | horizamē | horizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | horizasō | horizase | horizasi | horizasa | horizasē | horizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizatō1×ὁρίζει | horizate | horizati | horizata1×ὥρισεν | horizatē | horizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | horizanō | horizane | horizani | horizana | horizanē | horizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizavō | horizave | horizavi | horizava | horizavē | horizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | horizalō | horizale | horizali | horizala1×ὥρισαν | horizalē | horizalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horizomō | horizome | horizomē | horizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | horizosō | horizose | horizosē | horizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizotō | horizote | horizotē | horizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | horizonō | horizone | horizonē | horizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizovō | horizove | horizovē | horizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | horizolō | horizole | horizolē | horizolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horizimi | horizima |
| you 2nd person singular | horizisi | horizisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horiziti | horizita |
| we 1st person plural | horizini | horizina |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizivi | horiziva |
| they 3rd person plural | horizili | horizila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horizameiō | horizameia | horizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | horizaseiō | horizaseia | horizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizateiō | horizateia | horizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | horizaneiō | horizaneia | horizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizaveiō | horizaveia | horizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | horizaleiō | horizaleia | horizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horizomeiō | horizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | horizoseiō | horizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizoteiō | horizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | horizoneiō | horizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizoveiō | horizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | horizoleiō | horizoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horizimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | horiziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horiziteia |
| we 1st person plural | horizineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | horiziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | horizileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | horizasōr | horizasar | horizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizatōr | horizatar | horizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizavōr | horizavar | horizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | horizalōr | horizalar | horizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | horizosōr | horizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizotōr | horizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizovōr | horizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | horizolōr | horizolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | horizisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizivar |
| they 3rd person plural | horizilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horizamoiō | horizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | horizasoiō | horizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizatoiō | horizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | horizanoiō | horizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizavoiō | horizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | horizaloiō | horizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | horizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | horizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | horizoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | horizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | horizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | horizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | horiziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | horizarō | horizari | horizara | horizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | horizorō | horizorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | horiziri | horizira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | horizarōntos | horizarintos | horizarantos1×ὁρίσας | horizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | horizorōntos | horizorēntos3×ὡρισμένος | ||
| acted on passive voice | horizirintos | horizirantos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
horiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
horizatō“sets”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 4:7“sets”palin tinan horizatō hēmeran, Sēmeron, en David legarōntos meta …God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was …
horizata“appointed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 17:31… oikoumenan en dikaiosuna en andro ho horizata, pistian parecharantos pantoi anastēarantos auton ek …… justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this …
horizala“determined”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 11:29“determined”toiu de mathētoiu kathōs euporote tinos horizala hekastos autoiu eis diakonian pempara toi …So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living …
horizarantos“determined”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 17:26… katoikarō epi panteu prosōpeu tau gēau, horizarantos prostassorēntoin kairoin kai tain horothesiain tau …… inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries …
horizirantou“declared”happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular masculine1×
Romans 1:4tou horizirantou huiou theou en dunamia kata pneumem …… through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son …
horizorēntos“appointed”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 10:42… kai diamarturera hoti houtos atō tos horizorēntos hupo tou theou kritos zōarōntoiu kai …… testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living …
horizorēntem“determined”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 22:22… huios men tou anthrōpou kata tem horizorēntem poreuotō, plēn ouai to anthrōpo ekeino …… will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who …
horizorēnta“determined”has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative singular feminine1×
Acts 2:23“determined”houton ta horizorēnta boula kai prognōsia tou theou ekdoton …He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of …