Matthew 19:3:12Matt.19.3.W12TAB
ἀπολῦσαι
apolysai
“to divorce”
- Transliteration
- a-po-LY-sai
- Extended
- ah-poh-LY-sai
- IPA
- /a.po.ˈly.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to divorce
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-LY-sai
- clause
ei EK-ses-tin an-THRÔ-pōi a-po-LY-sai TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO ka-TA PA-san ai-TI-an
- sentence
KAI pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔI pha-ri-SAI-oi pei-RA-zon-tes au-TON KAI LE-gon-tes ei EK-ses-tin an-THRÔ-pōi a-po-LY-sai TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO ka-TA PA-san ai-TI-an
Exegesis
The infinitive apolysai {ἀπολῦσαι | a-po-lû-sai} expresses the contemplated action, taking as its object the phrase tēn gynaika autou {τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ | tḕn gy-naî-ka au-toû}, “his wife,” which encodes both relational and legal status.
Root and etymology
lyōlambda–upsilon–omega
“to loose, release”
In context — Matthew 19:3
And Pharisees came to Him , putting Him to the test , and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 19:3, so the Greek word ἀπολῦσαι (apolysai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.19.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.3.W12.S1) and character.