Horizó (3724 in Strong's Concordance) is a verb in Ancient Greek that means to determine, appoint, or set boundaries.
It is one of several words associated with the topic of predestination. A firm understanding of all the related terms and several key verses is crucial for a holistic view of the topic.
Related Terms
The following terms are often used in connection with horizó:
proorizó - to be predestined
horizó - to set boundaries
proginóskó - to know beforehand
prognósis - a foreknowledge, or prior determination
ginóskó - to know
proetoimazó - to prepare beforehand
hetoimazó - to prepare
prothesis - a setting forth, or purpose
protithémi - to set before
tithémi - to set, place, or establish
Usage
Horizó is used 8 times across 8 verses. Below is a list of all references to horizó in the New Testament:
For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!
Luke 22:22 ESV
this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
Acts 2:23 ESV
And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
Acts 10:42 ESV
So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
Acts 11:29 ESV
And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place
Acts 17:26 ESV
because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.
Acts 17:31 ESV
and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord
Romans 1:4 ESV
again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in
the words already quoted, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
Hebrews 4:7 ESV
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