χωρίζω
chōrízō · G5563 · Greek · 13 occurrences
Meanings
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to separate, to isolate one from another
To separate objects by introducing considerable space or isolation
ExamplesRomans 8:35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or trouble, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
Hebrews 7:26 For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
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to depart, to leave
To separate from, as the result of motion away from
ExamplesActs 1:4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;
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to divorce, to separate
To dissolve the marriage bond
ExamplesMatthew 19:6 “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate.”
Mark 10:9 “Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate.”
1 Corinthians 7:10 But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife is not to leave her husband
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
13 occurrences in 8 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 3
- ἄνθρωποςman, person, people 2
- Not stated (infinitive) 2
- Not stated (participle) 2
- γυνήwoman, wife 1
- Ἰουδαῖοςa Jew, Jewish 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐγώI, we 2
- συζεύγνυμιto cause to be married 2
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
8 occurrences in 8 groups
- ἀπόfrom+ ἀγάπηlove 2
- διάthrough+ οὗτοςthis 1
- ἐκfrom+ ἈθῆναιAthenæ 1
- πρόςto, toward, with+ ὥραhour, time 1
- ἀπόfrom+ ἹεροσόλυμαJerusalem 1
- ἀπόfrom+ ἁμαρτωλόςsinner, sinful 1
With adverbsAdverbs
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- μήnot 4
- καίand 1
- τάχαperhaps 1
What is done to itIt is the object
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- παραγγέλλωto order, to command 3
- διατάσσωto order, to instruct, to tell 1
- δύναμαιcan 1
- συναλίζωto eat with 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- פָּרַד pârad · H6504 · to be detached, to be disjointed, to be spread out
- פָּרַד (pârad, H6504) פָּרַד and χωρίζω (chōrízō, G5563) χωρίζω share the core semantic domain of separation/parting, with both encompassing physical division, dispersal, and the act of going separate ways; the Hebrew term extends to bodily dislocation ('out of joint') and broad scattering, while the Greek emphasizes spatial distancing and reflexive departure, making them direct translation equivalents for separation contexts.
- בָּדַל bâdal · H914 · to separate, to sever, to separate oneself
- בָּדַל (bâdal, H914) denotes the act of dividing or separating entities into distinct categories or physical partitions, while χωρίζω (chōrízō, G5563) emphasizes placing spatial or relational distance between persons or things, including the reflexive sense of departing; both share the core concept of creating separation but differ in that the Hebrew term often carries connotations of categorical distinction-making (especially in ritual/purity contexts) whereas the Greek term more naturally describes relational or spatial parting.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- To depart, to leave15.49
- Acts 18:1 recounts that after these things Paul left Athens “and went to Corinth”.
- To divorce, to separate34.78
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 says, “if the unbelieving one is leaving, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace”.
- To separate, to isolate one from another63.29
- Matthew 19:6 says, “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate.”
- To remove at a distance, to separate considerably85.41
- Romans 8:39 declares that “nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord”.
Word family 17 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon future χωρίσω (Buttmann, 37 (33)); 1 aorist infinitive χωρίσαι; present middle χωρίζομαι;…
a. to leave a husband or wife: of divorce, 1 Cor 7:11, 1 Cor 7:15; ἀπό ἀνδρός, 1 Cor 7:10 (a woman κεχωρισμενη ἀπό τοῦ ἀνδρός, Polybius 32, 12, 6 (others)).
b. to depart, go away: (absolutely, Phm 1:15 (euphemism for ἔφυγε), R. V. was parted from thee); followed by ἀπό with a genitive of the place, Acts 1:4; ἐκ with a genitive of the place, Acts 18:1f. ((Winer's Grammar, § 36, 6 a.); εἰς with an accusative of the place, 2 Macc. 5:21 2Macc. 12:12; Polybius, Diodorus, others). (Compare: ἀποχωρίζω, διαχωρίζω.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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