Word study · Greek
aphorizō
to set apart, to separate
Say it: af-or-ID-zo (approximate)
ἀφορίζω
What it means
To mark off by a boundary, to set apart for a purpose. The Spirit says, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them" (13:2). Paul uses it of himself, "set apart for the gospel" (Romans 1:1; Galatians 1:15).
Range of meaning
- Set apartSeparate for a purpose.
- SeparateDivide.
In Acts
- Chapter 13
"Separate Barnabas and Saul for me" (13:2).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0873 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources