# G873 ἀφορίζω

ἀφορίζω (aphorízō), Strong’s G873: to set off by boundary, i.e. (figuratively) limit, exclude, appoint, etc. KJV: divide, separate, sever. Occurs 91 times.

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*aphorízō* — to set off by boundary, i.e. (figuratively) limit, exclude, appoint, etc.

KJV: divide, separate, sever

Built from [ἀπό apó](https://besorah.bible/word/G575) ("off," i.e. away) + [ὁρίζω horízō](https://besorah.bible/word/G3724) (to mark out or bound)

Occurs 91 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 13:49](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/13?v=49) — So it will be in the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
- [Matthew 25:32](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/25?v=32) — Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the…
- [Luke 6:22](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/6?v=22) — Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of…
- [Acts 13:2](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/13?v=2) — As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I…
- [Acts 19:9](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/19?v=9) — But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and…
- [Romans 1:1](https://besorah.bible/besorah/romans/1?v=1) — Paul, a servant of Yeshua the Messiah, called to be an emissary, set apart for the Good News of God,
- [2 Corinthians 6:17](https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-corinthians/6?v=17) — Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
- [Galatians 1:15](https://besorah.bible/besorah/galatians/1?v=15) — But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace,
- [Galatians 2:12](https://besorah.bible/besorah/galatians/2?v=12) — For before some people came from Jacob, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated…
- [Sirach 47:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/47?v=2) — As is the fat when it is separated from the peace offering, so was David separated from the children of Israel.