to separate/leave
chorizo marks separation between joined spouses, departure from a place, or inability to sever a stated relationship.
The attested uses most often concern separation within a marital bond or the prohibition of breaking one; they also describe departure from a city or person, and separation from sinners or from divine love.
Senses in use
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Breaking or leaving a marital union · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 7:10 the aorist passive infinitive occurs in the command that a wife not separate from her husband, while 1 Corinthians 7:11 considers the case in which she does so. In Matthew 19:6 and Mark 10:9, the present active form stands in the prohibition against separating what God has joined; 1 Corinthians 7:15 also addresses an unbelieving spouse who separates.
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Departure from a person or place · common
In Acts 18:1, the aorist passive participle introduces the movement from Athens to Corinth; in Acts 1:4, the present passive infinitive occurs in an order not to depart from Jerusalem. Acts 18:2 places the present passive infinitive in the account of Jews departing from Rome, and Philemon 1:15 uses an aorist passive indicative for a person's temporary separation.
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Separation from a stated relationship · occasional
Hebrews 7:26 uses a perfect passive participle in the description “separated from sinners.” Romans 8:35 asks what could separate believers from Christ's love, and Romans 8:39 states that nothing in creation can separate them from God's love in Christ.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the relevant clauses with “separate,” “depart,” “left,” and “separated.” Because it is a whole-verse translation, those renderings indicate the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.