UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ὁρίζω

Sense 1: to cause divisions

Semantic entry: 39.16

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Division

Definition: to cause or instigate divisions between people

Notes: ‘To cause divisions’ may be expressed in a number of languages in idiomatic ways, for example, ‘to cause people to turn their backs on one another’ or ‘to cause people to no longer speak to one another’ or ‘to cause people to form parties against one another.’ For another interpretation of ἀποδιορίζω in RV JDE 1:19 · LV JDE 1:19 · Read together JDE 1:19, see 30.116: ἀποδιορίζω.

JDE 1:19: RV JDE 1:19 · LV JDE 1:19 · Read together JDE 1:19

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OET-RV JDE 1:19

19 These people will cause division as they just demonstrate sensuality since they don’t know God’s spirit.

OET-LV JDE 1:19

19 These are the ones dividing, soulish, not having the_spirit.

Sense 2: to make a distinction between, to draw a line between, to separate one from another

Semantic entry: 30.116

Semantic domains: Think

Subdomains: To Distinguish, To Evaluate, To Judge

Definition: to judge that there is a significant distinction between two or more objects or events

Notes: In RV JDE 1:19 · LV JDE 1:19 · Read together JDE 1:19 the specific distinction between ‘spiritual and unspiritual persons’ comes from the context, as suggested in the New English Bible. For another interpretation of ἀποδιορίζω in RV JDE 1:19 · LV JDE 1:19 · Read together JDE 1:19, see 39.16: ἀποδιορίζω.