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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3734. ὁροθεσία (horothesia) -- Boundary setting, boundary</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3734.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/14-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3734.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3734</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3733.htm" title="3733">◄</a> 3734. horothesia <a href="../greek/3735.htm" title="3735">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">horothesia: Boundary setting, boundary</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὁροθεσία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>horothesia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ho-ro-theh-SEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hor-oth-es-ee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Boundary setting, boundary<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a setting of boundaries, definite limit; plur: bounds.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from ὅρος (horos, meaning "boundary" or "limit") and τίθημι (tithemi, meaning "to place" or "to set").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent concept can be found in terms like גְּבוּל (gebul, Strong's H1366), which means "border" or "boundary."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "horothesia" refers to the act of setting boundaries or limits. In a biblical context, it can denote the establishment of physical, moral, or spiritual boundaries. It emphasizes the importance of order, structure, and the delineation of spaces or roles.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, boundaries were significant for defining property lines, city limits, and sacred spaces. The concept of setting boundaries was crucial for maintaining order and preventing disputes. In the biblical context, boundaries also had spiritual implications, symbolizing the separation between the holy and the profane, the chosen people and the nations, and the righteous and the wicked.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3734</b> <i>horothesía</i> (from <i>horos</i>, "boundary, limit" and <a href="/greek/5087.htm">5087</a> <i>/títhēmi</i>," to set") – properly, limits pre-set boundaries (used only occurs in Ac 17:26).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/greek/3725.htm">horion</a> and <a href="/greek/5087.htm">tithémi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a setting of boundaries<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>boundaries (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3734: ὁροθεσία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὁροθεσία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὁροθεσίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="greek2">ὁροθετης</span>; and this from <span class="greek2">ὅρος</span> (a boundary; see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ὅριον</span></span>), and <span class="greek2">τίθημι</span>); <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> properly, <span class="accented">a setting of boundaries, laying down limits</span>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">a definite limit</span>; plural <span class="accented">bounds,</span> <a href="/interlinear/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a>. (Ecclesiastical writings; (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 25).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a limit, boundary<p>From a compound of the base of <a href="/greek/3725.htm">horion</a> and a derivative of <a href="/greek/5087.htm">tithemi</a>; a limit-placing, i.e. (concretely) boundary-line -- bound. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3725.htm">horion</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5087.htm">tithemi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>οροθεσιας οροθεσίας ὁροθεσίας horothesias horothesías orothesias<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/17-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 17:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὰς <b>ὁροθεσίας</b> τῆς κατοικίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> times <span class="itali">and the boundaries</span> of their habitation,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the bounds</span> of their<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/17-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">boundaries</span> the habitation<p><b><a href="/greek/3734.htm">Strong's Greek 3734</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3734.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/orothesias_3734.htm">ὁροθεσίας — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3733.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3733"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3733" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3735.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3735"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3735" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>