horizō (to determine)

Meaning

Usually translated “determined”, “appointed” and “determining”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

determined 3
appointed 1
determining 1
he appointed 1
having been declared 1
he appoints 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 5
Luke 1
Romans 1
Hebrews 1

4 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Acts 2:23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
Acts 10:42And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
Acts 11:29Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
Acts 17:26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Acts 17:31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Romans 1:4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

All 8 verses, by book

Luke 1: 22:22
Acts 5: 2:23 10:42 11:29 17:26 17:31
Romans 1: 1:4
Hebrews 1: 4:7

Greek dictionary

ὁρίζω horizō · to determine

ὁρίζω (ὅρος, a boundary), [in LXX for אָסַר, גְּבוּל, etc. ;] 1. to separate, mark off by boundaries (so Num.34:6, Jhn.13:27). 2. to determine, appoint, designate: of time, with accusative, Act.17:26, Heb.4:7; with accusative of person(s), Act.17:31; with inf., Act.11:29; pass., Luk.22:22, Act.2:23 10:42, Rom.1:4 (cf. ὀφ-, ἀπο- δι-, τρο-ορίζω),† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “determine” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

DETERMINE, verb transitive

[Latin, to bound; a boundary or limit. Gr. See Term.]

To end; particularly, to end by the decision or conclusion of a cause, or of a doubtful or controverted point; applicable to the decisions of the mind, or to judicial decisions.
To end and fix; to settle ultimately; as, this event determined his fate.
To fix on; to settle or establish; as, to determine the proper season for planting seeds.“God--hath determined the times before appointed” Acts 17:26
To end; to limit; to bound; to confine.

All definitions and other forms of “determine”

To give a direction to; to influence the choice; that is, to limit to a particular purpose or direction; as, this circumstance determined him to the study of law.
To resolve, that is, to end or settle a point in the mind, as in Definition first.“I determined this with myself” 2 Corinthians 2:1“Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus” Acts 20:16
To destroy. [Not used.]
To put an end to; as, to determine a will.
To settle or ascertain, as something uncertain.

DETERMINE, verb intransitive

To resolve; to conclude; to come to a decision.“He shall pay as the judges determine” Exodus 21:22
To end; to terminate.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.