ἀποχωρ-ίζω G0673
to separate, part from, be divided from
A verb describing separation or division. In Acts 15:39, it describes the sharp disagreement that separated Paul and Barnabas. In Revelation 6:14, the sky is split apart and separated like a scroll being rolled up. The passive voice indicates being separated by external forces or circumstances. Classical usage included separating wheat from chaff, setting things apart into categories, or vomiting (forcible separation).
Senses
1. sense 1 — The two occurrences show different applications of separation: relational parting between co-workers (Acts 15:39) and cosmic splitting of the heavens (Rev 6:14). Both are passive - the separation happens to the subjects rather than being actively chosen. Multilingual evidence consistently uses separation vocabulary, with German and French both preserving forms of the Greek root, suggesting recognition of this as a technical term. The domain of Whole/Unite/Part/Divide aptly captures the semantic of unity being undone. 2×
AR["انفَصَلا", "انفَصَلَت"]·ben["আলাদা-হওয়া", "সরে-গেল"]·DE["trennen", "ἀποχωρισθῆναι"]·EN["to-separate", "was-separated"]·FR["séparer", "ἀποχωρισθῆναι"]·heb["נִפְרְדוּ", "נֶחֱלַק"]·HI["अलग-हो-गए", "हट-गया"]·ID["berpisah", "menyingkir"]·IT["apechōristhē", "separare"]·jav["dipunsingkiraken", "pisah"]·KO["떠나도록", "물러났다"]·PT["afastou-se", "separarem-se"]·RU["разлучиться", "скрылось"]·ES["fue-separado", "separarse"]·SW["kutengana", "zikaondoka"]·TR["ayrılmak", "çekildi"]·urd["جدا-ہونا", "ہٹ-گیا"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀποχωρ-ίζω, separate from, τὸ χεῖρον ἀπὸ βελτίονοςRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be separated from, πυρόςRefs __2 separate, set apart, detach, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ὡς ἓν εἶδος separate and put into one class, Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 passive, to be vomited, Refs 3rd c.BC+ middle in Refs