"a limit, bound, border of a territory or country; pl. τὰ ὅρια, region, territory, district, Mt. 2:16; 4:13; 8:34"
Definition and meaning
a limit, bound, border of a territory or country; pl. τὰ ὅρια, region, territory, district, Mt. 2:16; 4:13; 8:34
In the original Greek the word is written: ὅριον
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of horion (G3725) across the King James Bible.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
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Common questions
Strong's G3725 (horion) is a Greek word that means: a limit, bound, border of a territory or country; pl. τὰ ὅρια, region, territory, district, Mt. 2:16; 4:13; 8:34 It appears 10 times in the King James Bible.
The word horion (G3725) appears 10 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3725 is horion, a Greek word defined as: a limit, bound, border of a territory or country; pl. τὰ ὅρια, region, territory, district, Mt. 2:16; 4:13; 8:34. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
horion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.