"to set bounds to, to bound; to restrict, Heb. 4:7; to settle, appoint definitively, Acts 17:26; to fix determinately, Acts 2:23; to decree, destine, Lk. 22:22; to constitute, appoint, Acts 10:42; 17:31; to characterize with precision, to set forth distinctively, Rom. 1:4; absol. ..."
Definition and meaning
to set bounds to, to bound; to restrict, Heb. 4:7; to settle, appoint definitively, Acts 17:26; to fix determinately, Acts 2:23; to decree, destine, Lk. 22:22; to constitute, appoint, Acts 10:42; 17:31; to characterize with precision, to set forth distinctively, Rom. 1:4; absol. to resolve, Acts 11:29*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὁρίζω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 horizo (G3724) across the King James Bible.
And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
And 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.
Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
And 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;
Because 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.
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
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Common questions
Strong's G3724 (horizo) is a Greek word that means: to set bounds to, to bound; to restrict, Heb. 4:7; to settle, appoint definitively, Acts 17:26; to fix determinately, Acts 2:23; to decree, destine, Lk. 22:22; to constitute, appoint, Acts 10:42; 17:3... It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word horizo (G3724) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3724 is horizo, a Greek word defined as: to set bounds to, to bound; to restrict, Heb. 4:7; to settle, appoint definitively, Acts 17:26; to fix determinately, Acts 2:23; to decree, destine, L. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
horizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.