Strong's Lexicon
G3734
G3734 — ὁροθεσία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3734 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὁροθεσία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of the base of G3725 and a derivative of G5087 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | horothesia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hor-oth-es-ee'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. a limit-placing 2. (concretely) boundary-line |
| KJV Renderings: | bound |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὁροθεσία, ὁροθεσίας, ἡ (from ὁροθετης; and this from ὅρος (a boundary; see ὅριον), and τίθημι);
a. properly, a setting of boundaries, laying down limits.
b. a definite limit; plural bounds, Act 17:26. (Ecclesiastical writings; (Winer’s Grammar, 25).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὁροθεσία (bound)
Acts 17:26
- KJV: 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
- GK: εποίησέ τε εξ ενός αίματος παν έθνος ανθρώπων κατοικείν επί παν το πρόσωπον της γης ορίσας προστεταγμένους καιρούς και τας οροθεσίας της κατοικίας