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GreekG0647Noun (Neuter)

ἀποστάσιον

apostasion

3Occurrences
G0647Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, something separative, i.e. (specially) divorce

neuter of a (presumed) adjective from a derivative of G868 (ἀφίστημι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in cl., only in phrase ἀποστασίου δίκη, an action against a freedman for forsaking his *προστάτης *.
2.In LXX, βιβλίον ἀποστασίου, a bill of divorce
LXX: (כְּרִיתוּת) *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

ἀποστάσιον appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
2
Mark
1

Key Passages

Matthew 19:7BSB

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

Matthew 5:31BSB

It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

Mark 10:4BSB

They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.