What does ὁρίζω (horízō) mean in the Bible?
ὁρίζω (horízō): To mark boundaries or fix limits; to determine or appoint with decisive authority.
Greek · G3724
ὁρίζω
To determine
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ὁρίζω G3724
Pronunciation horízō
What does ὁρίζω (horízō) mean in the Bible?
ὁρίζω (horízō): To mark boundaries or fix limits; to determine or appoint with decisive authority.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3724?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [God] again designated (1), and He determined (1), appointed (1), decided (1), He has appointed (1).
Where does ὁρίζω (horízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 22:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), Hebrews (1), Luke (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [God] again designated 1× Hebrews 4:7
and He determined 1× Acts 17:26
appointed 1× Acts 10:42
decided 1× Acts 11:29
He has appointed 1× Acts 17:31
it has been determined 1× Luke 22:22
set 1× Acts 2:23
was declared 1× Romans 1:4
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 22:22 ὡρισμένον to it has been determined Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 2:23 ὡρισμένῃ to set Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 10:42 ὡρισμένος to appointed Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 11:29 ὥρισαν to decided Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 17:26 ὁρίσας to and He determined Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 17:31 ὥρισεν to He has appointed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 1:4 ὁρισθέντος to was declared Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular Hebrews 4:7 ὁρίζει to [God] again designated Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 22:22
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Luke 1 Acts 5 Romans 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ὁρίζει 1x horizei Hebrews 4:7
ὁρίσας 1x horisas Acts 17:26
ὁρισθέντος 1x horisthentos Romans 1:4
ὥρισαν 1x hōrisan Acts 11:29
ὥρισεν 1x hōrisen Acts 17:31
ὡρισμένῃ 1x hōrismenē Acts 2:23
ὡρισμένον 1x hōrismenon Luke 22:22
ὡρισμένος 1x hōrismenos Acts 10:42
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 11:29
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 17:31
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 17:26
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Romans 1:4
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Luke 22:22
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 2:23
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 10:42
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 4:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To mark boundaries or fix limits; to determine or appoint with decisive authority.
Strong's G3724
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 2 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to determine
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 22:22 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
ὡρισμένον· wrismenon
I define, determine, appoint, decree
Read verse Acts 2:23 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Dative Singular Feminine
ὡρισμένῃ wrismenh
I define, determine, appoint, decree
Read verse Acts 10:42 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὡρισμένος wrismenov
I define, determine, appoint, decree
Read verse Acts 11:29 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρισαν wrisan
I define, determine, appoint, decree
Read verse Acts 17:26 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὁρίσας orisav
I define, determine, appoint, decree
Read verse Acts 17:31 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρισε, wrisen
I define, determine, appoint, decree
Read verse Romans 1:4 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ὁρισθέντος orisqentov
I define, determine, appoint, decree
Read verse Hebrews 4:7 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὁρίζει orizei
I define, determine, appoint, decree
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Perfect, Aorist, Present Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Perfect Passive Luke 22:22 · Acts 2:23 · Acts 10:42 3×
Aorist Active Acts 17:26 1×
Aorist Passive Rom 1:4 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Acts 11:29 · Acts 17:31 2×
Present Active Heb 4:7 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 perfect 3 present 1
Voice
passive 4 active 4
Mood
participle 5 indicative 3
NT Occurrences
Luke 22:22 ὡρισμένον perfect passive participle participle Acts 2:23 ὡρισμένῃ perfect passive participle participle Acts 10:42 ὡρισμένος perfect passive participle participle Acts 11:29 ὥρισαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 17:26 ὁρίσας aorist active participle participle Acts 17:31 ὥρισεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 1:4 ὁρισθέντος aorist passive participle participle Hebrews 4:7 ὁρίζει present active indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὁρίζω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain