ὁροθεσίαhorothesía
a limit-placing, i.e. (concretely) boundary-line
Greek (New Testament) · G3734
Meanings
a setting of boundaries; in plural, bounds; Acts 17:26.
Same root
- ὅριονhórion · G3725a boundary-line, i.e. (by implication) a frontier (region)
- τίθημιtíthēmi · G5087to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476 (ἵστημι), which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 (κεῖμαι) is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Acts 17:26 From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.