King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER G5563
Transliteration: chōrizō
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-rid'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to separate, divide
Meaning: to separate, divide
χωρίζω; future χωρίσω (Buttmann, 37 (33)); 1 aorist infinitive χωρίσαι; present middle χωρίζομαι; perfect passive participle κεχωρισμένος; 1 aorist passive ἐχωρίσθην; (χωρίς, which see); from Herodotus down; to separate, divide, part, put asunder: τί, opposed to συζεύγνυμι, Matthew 19:6; Mark 10:9; τινα ἀπό τίνος, Romans 8:35, 39,(Wis. 1:3); perfect passive participle Hebrews 7:26. Middle and 1 aorist passive with a reflexive significance: to separate oneself from, to depart;
Word Summary
chōrizō: to separate, divide
Original Word: χωρίζωTransliteration: chōrizō
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-rid'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to separate, divide
Meaning: to separate, divide
Strong's Concordance
separate, depart, put asunderFrom chora; to place room between, i.e. Part; reflexively, to go away -- depart, put asunder, separate.
see GREEK chora
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5563: χωρίζωχωρίζω; future χωρίσω (Buttmann, 37 (33)); 1 aorist infinitive χωρίσαι; present middle χωρίζομαι; perfect passive participle κεχωρισμένος; 1 aorist passive ἐχωρίσθην; (χωρίς, which see); from Herodotus down; to separate, divide, part, put asunder: τί, opposed to συζεύγνυμι, Matthew 19:6; Mark 10:9; τινα ἀπό τίνος, Romans 8:35, 39,(Wis. 1:3); perfect passive participle Hebrews 7:26. Middle and 1 aorist passive with a reflexive significance: to separate oneself from, to depart;
a. to leave a husband or wife: of divorce, 1 Corinthians 7:11, 15; ἀπό ἀνδρός, 1 Corinthians 7:10 (a woman κεχωρισμενη ἀπό τοῦ ἀνδρός, Polybius 32, 12, 6 (others)).
b. to depart, go away: (absolutely, Philemon 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.)