UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to separate, to isolate one from another

Semantic entry: 63.29

Semantic domains: Whole, Unite, Part, Divide

Subdomains: Separate

Definition: to separate objects by introducing considerable space or isolation

Sense 2: to divorce, to separate

Semantic entry: 34.78

Semantic domains: Association

Subdomains: Marriage, Divorce

Definition: to dissolve the marriage bond

Notes: Expressions for divorce are often based on terms meaning literally ‘to send away,’ ‘to separate from,’ or ‘to leave one another.’ However, in a number of languages idiomatic expressions are employed, for example ‘to send him off with his clothes,’ ‘to untie the knot between them,’ or ‘to throw away her hearthstones.’|Some persons have attempted to make an important distinction between ἀφίημι in RV CO1 7:11 · LV CO1 7:11 · Read together CO1 7:11 and χωρίζω in RV CO1 7:15 · LV CO1 7:15 · Read together CO1 7:15 on the assumption that ἀφίημι implies legal divorce, while χωρίζω only relates to separation. Such a distinction, however, seems to be quite artificial.

Sense 3: to depart, to leave

Semantic entry: 15.49

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Leave, Depart, Flee, Escape, Send

Definition: to separate from, as the result of motion away from

Sense 4: to remove at a distance, to separate considerably

Semantic entry: 85.41

Semantic domains: Existence in Space

Subdomains: Put, Place

Definition: to cause to be at a distance