Lexical Definition

‎ὁρίζω‎ horízō (hor-id'-zo) to determine ^G:V
from ‎ὅριον‎

declare, determine, limit, ordain.

• to mark out or bound ("horizon"), i.e. (figuratively) to appoint, decree, specify

Abbott-Smith

ὁρίζω (< ὅρος, a boundary), [in LXX for אסר, גּבל, etc.;]
1. to separate, mark off by boundaries (so Nu 34:6, Jo 13:27).
2. to determine, appoint, designate: of time, c. acc., Ac 17:26, He 4:7; c. acc. pers., Ac 17:31; c. inf., Ac 11:29; pass., Lk 22:22, Ac 2:23 10:42, Ro 1:4 (cf. ἀφ-, ἀπο- δι-, τρο-ορίζω).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὁρίζω,

Ionic dialect οὐρ- [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ὁριῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὥρισα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect οὔρισα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ὥρικα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, future -ιοῦμαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὡρισάμην [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, future ὁρισθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὡρίσθην [Refs]: perfect ὥρισμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but in middle sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (ὅρος):—divide or separate from, as a border or boundary, c.accusative et dative, ὁ Νεῖλος ὁ τὴν Ἀσίην οὐρίζων τῇ Λιβύῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, θύρᾳ βαλανωτῇ ὡρισμένην ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνδρωνίτιδος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or

__b with two accusatives joined by καί, separate, [λίμνη] οὐρίζει τήν τε Σκυθικὴν καὶ τὴν Νευρίδα γῆν [ὁρίζων κύκλος [prev. author] 1.1 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; see at {ὁρίζων}.
__c delimit, χρὴ τὸν νόμον ὁρίζειν πειρᾶσθαι κατὰ μέρη [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 bound, τὴν ἀρχὴν ὥριζεν αὐτῷ ἡ Ἐρυθρὰ θάλαττα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a line (or surface) as limiting a surface (or solid), [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, Εὔβοια.. ὅροις ὑγροῖσιν ὡρισμένη [Refs 5th c.BC+] so far let it go and no further, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 pass between or through, διδύμους πέτρας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 part, divide, χειμὼν ἄλλοσ᾽ ἄλλον ὥρισεν [Refs]; ὁ. τινὰ ἀπὸ.. banish one from.., [Refs] —passive, ματρὸς ἐκ χερῶν ὁ. depart from.., [Refs], but very uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II mark out by boundaries, mark out, βωμὸν ἱδρύσατο καὶ τέμενος περὶ αὐτὸν οὔρισε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; see infr. IV. 1: metaphorically, ὁ. τι ἔς τι limit one thing according to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 trace out as a boundary, πόρον (of [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III ordain, determine, lay down, αἶσα τόνδε σοὐρίζει (i.e. σοι ὁρίζει) μόρον [ὁρίζων τὸ πολὺ καὶ τὸ ὀλίγον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.36; τὸ δοῦλον γένος πρὸς τὴν ἐλάσσω μοῖραν ὥρισεν θεός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 218; ὁρίσατέ μοι μέχρι πόσων ἐτῶν δεῖ νομίζειν νέους 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.35 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, ἄνακτες ὥρισαν.. θανεῖν ἐμὴν δέσποιναν οὐ ψήφῳ μιᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ. τινὰ θεόν determine one to be a god, deify, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; θάνατον ὡρικέναι τὴν ζημίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, ὧραι ἑκάστοις εἰσὶν ὡρισμέναι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπί τισι ὡρισμένοις on certain definite terms (compare ῥητός), [Refs]; ἀρχαὶ ἀριθμῷ ὡρισμέναι limited, definite, opposed to ἄπειροι, [Refs]
__III.2 define a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]middle than active,[Refs]
__IV middle, mark out for oneself, τίνα ὅρον ὁρίζῃ what criterion do you assign, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στήλας ὁ. set up stones as boundary marks, [Refs 5th c.BC+]take possession of, take to oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive added, ἱερὸν ὡρίσαντ᾽ ἔχειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]set up, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; see at {ὕπαστρος}.
__IV.2 determine for oneself, get or have a thing determined, ἃ ὡρίσω σὺ δίκαια [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, αὐτὸν πολεμεῖν ὁρίζομαι I lay it down that.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τί ποτ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὡρίσαντο καὶ τίνος γένους εἶναι τὸ φυτό; [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV.3 define a thing, τὴν ἡδονὴν ἀγαθὸν ὁ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, ὁ. δικαίους εἶναι τοὺς εἰδότας κτλ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, to be defined, [ἡ αἰδὼς] ὁρίζεται φόβος τις ἀδοξίας [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἷς αἱ φιλίαι ὁρίζονται[Refs]
__V intransitive, border upon, πλὴν ὅσον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὴν Ἀσίην οὐρίζει [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__VI as Attic dialect law-term, δισχιλίων ὡρισμένος τὴν οἰκίαν having the house marked with ὅροι (compare ὅρος II) to secure a claim on it for [Refs 4th c.BC+]