Apostasion ἀποστάσιον
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| ἀποστάσιον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apostasion |
| Strong's number | G647 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | divorce |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (2) |
Apostasion (Greek ἀποστάσιον, Strong's G647) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “divorce”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀποστάσιον, -ου, τό
(ἀφίστημι), [in LXX; Deu.24:1, 3, Jer.3:8, Isa.50:1 (כְּרִיתוּת) * ;]
1. in cl., only in phrase ἀποστασίου δίκη, an action against a freedman for forsaking his προστάτης (Dem.).
2. In LXX, βιβλίον ἀποστασίου, a bill of divorce: Mat.19:7, Mrk.10:4; in same sense ἀ. alone (MM, see word), Mat.5:31 (for other late exx., see MM, l.with; Kennedy, Sources, 121).†
(AS)
(ἀφίστημι), [in LXX; Deu.24:1, 3, Jer.3:8, Isa.50:1 (כְּרִיתוּת) * ;]
1. in cl., only in phrase ἀποστασίου δίκη, an action against a freedman for forsaking his προστάτης (Dem.).
2. In LXX, βιβλίον ἀποστασίου, a bill of divorce: Mat.19:7, Mrk.10:4; in same sense ἀ. alone (MM, see word), Mat.5:31 (for other late exx., see MM, l.with; Kennedy, Sources, 121).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | divorcement (2), writing of divorcement (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | divorce (2), certificate of divorce (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Apostasion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 5:31It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
- Matthew 19:7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
Mark
- Mark 10:4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).