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G3725 · Greek · New Testament
ὅριον
horion
Noun, neuter
boundary, border, region, territory

Definition

Horion appears 12 times in the New Testament (always plural: horia) as the word for borders, boundaries, or the territory within boundaries. It describes the regions Jesus traveled through (Matthew 8:34; 15:22, 39; 19:1), geographic boundaries of territories, and by extension God's sovereign ordering of human territorial limits. The word derives from horos (boundary marker).

Usage & Theological Significance

The theology of horion connects to Acts 17:26's declaration that God 'marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands' — horothesias, from the same root. National and territorial boundaries are not accidents but expressions of divine providential ordering. Jesus' journeys through various horia in the Gospels trace a ministry that transcends those boundaries — the One who ordained the limits of nations is not Himself limited by them. The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) is the command to cross all horia with the Gospel — no territorial boundary is to remain an obstacle to the Kingdom.

Key Bible Verses

Matthew 8:34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region [horia].
Matthew 15:22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me!'
Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region [horia] of Judea to the other side of the Jordan.
Acts 17:26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

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