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Strong's G873 ἀφορίζω (aphorizo)

Aphorizo means “divide” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H873 — biush (“bad”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G873
Language Greek
Linked Usages 74
Books 20

Strong's G873 Quick Answer

Strong's G873 ἀφορίζω (aphorizo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. aphorizo (af-or-id'-zo) v. 1. to set off by boundary 2. (figuratively) limit, exclude, appoint, etc. It has 74 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include separate and sever. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
aphorizo (af-or-id'-zo) v. 1. to set off by boundary 2. (figuratively) limit, exclude, appoint, etc.
Usage
74 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
separate and sever

Meaning and Definition

aphorizo (af-or-id'-zo) v. 1. to set off by boundary 2. (figuratively) limit, exclude, appoint, etc. [from G575 and G3724] KJV: divide, separate, sever Root(s): G575, G3724

Original Word
ἀφορίζω
Transliteration
aphorizo
Derivation
Root: ὁρίζω R1: 575 R2: 3724
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G873. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to separate

Usage: 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, Act.19:9, Gal.2:12; id. before ἐκ (ἀπό), Mat.13:49 25:32 (MM, see word); of excom­munication, Luk.6:22. Pass., absol., 2Co.6:17; __(b) to set apart, devote to a special purpose (before εἰς): with accusative, Gal.1:15. Mid., Act.13:2, Rom.1:1 (DB, iii 588).† (AS)

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How Strong's G873 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render aphorizo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

separate Matthew 25:32 sever Matthew 13:49

How Strong's G873 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 63 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G873 (ἀφορίζω) appears 87 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G873 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G873 in the New Testament

9 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 13:49 KJV

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 KJV

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 KJV

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 Son of man's sake.

Strong's G873 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

63 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 2:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And a river proceeds out of Eden to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.

Genesis 10:5 Septuagint / Brenton

From these were the islands of the Gentiles divided in their land, each according to his tongue, in their tribes and in their nations.

Exodus 19:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt separate the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch any part of it: everyone that touches the mountain shall surely die.

Strong's G873 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

4 Maccabees 3:20 Septuagint / Brenton

For at a time when our fathers were in possession of undisturbed peace through obedience to the law, and were prosperous, so that Seleucus Nicanor, the king of Asia, both assigned them money for divine service, and accepted their form of government,

Wisdom of Sirach 47:2 Septuagint / Brenton

As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, So was David chosen out of the children of Israel.

Usage Excerpts

First 74 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G873.

Genesis 2:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a river proceeds out of Eden to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.
Genesis 10:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
From these were the islands of the Gentiles divided in their land, each according to his tongue, in their tribes and in their nations.
Exodus 19:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt separate the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch any part of it: everyone that touches the mountain shall surely die.
Exodus 19:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to God, The people will not be able to approach to the mount of Sinai, for thou hast solemnly charged us, saying, Set bounds to the mountain and sanctify it.
Exodus 29:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt put them all on the hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and thou shalt separate them as a separate offering before the Lord.
Exodus 29:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt take the breast from the ram of consecration which is Aaron’s, and thou shalt separate it as a separate offering before the Lord, and it shall be to thee for a portion.
Exodus 29:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt sanctify the separated breast and the shoulder of removal which has been separated, and which has been removed from the ram of consecration, of the portion of Aaron and of that of his sons.
Leviticus 10:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall bring the shoulder of the choice offering, and the breast of the separation upon the burnt offerings of the fat, to separate for a separation before the Lord; and it shall be a perpetual ordinance for thee and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Leviticus 13:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if the spot be clear and white in the skin of his flesh, yet the appearance of it be not deep below the skin, and its hair have not changed itself for white hair, but it is dark, then the priest shall separate him that has the spot seven days;
Leviticus 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the priest shall look on the spot the seventh day; and, behold, if the spot remains before him, if the spot has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall separate him the second time seven days.
Leviticus 13:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
it is a leprosy waxing old in the skin of the flesh; and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall separate him, because he is unclean.
Leviticus 13:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if the priest look, and behold there is no white hair on it, and it be not below the skin of the flesh, and it be dark-colored; then the priest shall separate him seven days.
Leviticus 13:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if the priest should look, and, behold, there is not in the bright spot any white hair, and it should not be lower than the skin, and it should be dark, then the priest shall separate him seven days.
Leviticus 13:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the priest should see the plague of the scurf, and, behold, the appearance of it be not beneath the skin, and there is no yellowish hair in it, then the priest shall set apart him that has the plague of the scurf seven days.
Leviticus 13:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the skin shall be shaven, but the scurf shall not be shaven; and the priest shall set aside the person having the scurf the second time for seven days.
Leviticus 13:50 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall look upon the plague, and the priest shall set apart that which has the plague seven days.
Leviticus 13:54 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the priest shall give directions, and one shall wash that on which there may have been the plague, and the priest shall set it aside a second time for seven days.
Leviticus 14:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall take one lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the cup of oil, and set them apart for a special offering before the Lord.
Leviticus 14:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall come out of the house to the door of the house, and the priest shall separate the house seven days.
Leviticus 14:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that goes into the house at any time, during its separation, shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 20:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall make a distinction between the clean and the unclean cattle, and between clean and unclean birds; and ye shall not defile your souls with cattle, or with birds, or with any creeping things of the earth, which I have separated for you by reason of uncleanness.
Leviticus 20:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord your God am holy, who separated you from all nations, to be mine.
Leviticus 25:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the lands set apart for their cities shall not be sold, because this is their perpetual possession.
Leviticus 27:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the field shall be holy to the Lord after the release, as separated land; the priest shall have possession of it.
Numbers 8:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Aaron shall separate the Levites for a gift before the Lord from the children of Israel: and they shall be prepared to perform the works of the Lord.
Numbers 12:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had only spit in her face, would she not be ashamed seven days? let her be set apart seven days without the camp, and afterward she shall come in.
Numbers 12:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Miriam was separated without the camp seven days; and the people moved not forward till Miriam was cleansed.
Numbers 15:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall offer your bread a heave offering: as a heave offering from the threshing floor, so shall ye separate it,
Numbers 18:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because I have given as a distinct portion to the Levites for an inheritance the tithes of the children of Israel, whatsoever they shall offer to the Lord; therefore I said to them, In the midst of the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
Deuteronomy 4:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Moses separated three cities beyond Jordan on the east,
Joshua 14:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the sons of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and there was none inheritance in the land given to the Levites, only cities to dwell in, and their suburbs separated for the cattle, and their cattle.
Joshua 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cities separated to the sons of Ephraim were in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.
Joshua 21:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Libnah and the suburbs belonging to it;
Joshua 21:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Aelom and its suburbs; and Eshtemoa and its suburbs;
Joshua 21:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Holon and its suburbs; and Debir and its suburbs;
Joshua 21:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.
Joshua 21:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;
Joshua 21:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer’s city of refuge, Shechem, and its suburbs, and Gezer and its appendages, and its suburbs;
Joshua 21:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities:
Joshua 21:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and of the tribe of Dan, Elteke and its suburbs; and Gibbethon and its suburbs:
Joshua 21:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Aijalon and its suburbs; and Gath-rimmon and its suburbs: four cities.
Joshua 21:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.
Joshua 21:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In all were given ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Kohath that remained.
Joshua 21:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua gave to the sons of Gershon the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasseh cities set apart for the slayers, Golan in the country of Bashan, and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs; two cities.
Joshua 21:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs; and Daberath and its suburbs;
Joshua 21:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Jarmuth and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs; and Abdon and its suburbs;
Joshua 21:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Helkath and its suburbs; and Rehob and its suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And of the tribe of Naphtali, the city set apart for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.
2 Kingdoms 8:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after this, that David smote the Philistines, and put them to flight, and David took the tribute from out of the hand of the Philistines.
Psalms 67:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O God, thou wilt grant to thine inheritance a gracious rain; For it was weary, but thou didst refresh it.
Proverbs 8:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he prepared his throne upon the winds:
Isaiah 29:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the house of Jacob, whom he set apart from Abraham, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall he now change countenance.
Isaiah 45:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
saying, Righteousness and glory shall come to him: and all that remove them from their borders shall be ashamed.
Isaiah 52:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Depart ye, depart, go out from thence, and touch not the unclean thing; go ye out from the midst of her; separate yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of the Lord.
Isaiah 56:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not the stranger who attaches himself to the Lord, say, Surely the Lord will separate me from his people: and let not the eunuch say, I am a dry tree.
Ezekiel 45:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when ye measure the land for inheritance, ye shall set apart firstfruits to the Lord, a holy space of the land, in length twenty and five thousand reeds, and in breadth twenty thousand; it shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
Ezekiel 45:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Of the land shall be a portion for the priests that minister in the holy place, and it shall be for them that draw nigh to minister to the Lord: and it shall be to them a place for houses set apart for their sacred office;
Ezekiel 45:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these are the firstfruits which ye shall offer; a sixth part of a homer of wheat, and the sixth part of it shall consist of an ephah of a cor of barley.
Ezekiel 48:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As for the firstfruits which they shall offer to the Lord, it shall be in length twenty-five thousand, and in breadth twenty-five thousand.
Ezekiel 48:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The whole offering shall be a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: ye shall separate again part of it, the firstfruits of the sanctuary, from the possession of the city.
Malachi 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I turn my back upon you, and I will scatter dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts, and I will carry you away at the same time.
Matthew 13:49 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 Son of man's sake.
Acts 13:2 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
Romans 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2 Corinthians 6:17 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
Galatians 2:12 New Testament, KJV
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 the circumcision.
4 Maccabees 3:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For at a time when our fathers were in possession of undisturbed peace through obedience to the law, and were prosperous, so that Seleucus Nicanor, the king of Asia, both assigned them money for divine service, and accepted their form of government,
Wisdom of Sirach 47:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, So was David chosen out of the children of Israel.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G873, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 17 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 20 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Galatians 2 usages, New Testament
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G873 FAQ

What does aphorizo (ἀφορίζω) mean?

Aphorizo (Strong's G873) is a Greek word most simply glossed "divide". aphorizo (af-or-id'-zo) v. 1. to set off by boundary 2. (figuratively) limit, exclude, appoint, etc.

How many times is aphorizo (ἀφορίζω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 74 linked usages for Strong's G873 across 20 books.

Where can I study aphorizo (ἀφορίζω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G873 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate aphorizo (ἀφορίζω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as separate and sever. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G873 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 63 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G873, with linked reader references where each row is available.