Strong's Concordance apostasion: a forsaking, spec. (bill of) divorce Original Word: ἀποστάσιον, ου, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: apostasion Phonetic Spelling: (ap-os-tas'-ee-on) Short Definition: repudiation, divorce Definition: repudiation, divorce; met: bill of divorce. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 647: ἀποστάσιονἀποστάσιον, ἀποστασίου, τό, very seldom in native Greek writings, defection, of a freedman from his patron, Demosthenes 35, 48 (940, 16); in the Bible: 1. divorce, repudiation: Matthew 19:7; Mark 10:4 (βιβλίον ἀποστασίου, equivalent to כְּרִיתֻת סֵפֶר book or bill of divorce, Deuteronomy 24:1, 3; (Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8)). 2. a bill of divorce: Matthew 5:31. Grotius at the passage and Lightfoot, Horae Hebrew at the passage, We a copy of one. Neuter of a (presumed) adjective from a derivative of aphistemi; properly, something separative, i.e. (specially) divorce -- (writing of) divorcement. see GREEK aphistemi Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 6473 Occurrences ἀποστάσιον — 1 Occ. ἀποστασίου — 2 Occ. Matthew 5:31 N-ANS GRK: δότω αὐτῇ ἀποστάσιον NAS: LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE'; KJV: her a writing of divorcement: INT: let him give to her a letter of divorce Matthew 19:7 N-GNS Mark 10:4 N-GNS |