Matthew 19:7:11Matt.19.7.W11TAB
ἀπολῦσαι
apolysai
“to send away”
- Transliteration
- a-po-LY-sai
- Extended
- ah-poh-LY-sai
- IPA
- /a.poˈly.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to send away
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
TI OON mô-y-SÊS e-ne-TEI-la-to DOU-nai bi-BLI-on a-po-sta-SI-oo KAI a-po-LY-sai au-TÊN
- sentence
LE-goo-sin au-TÔ TI OON mô-y-SÊS e-ne-TEI-la-to DOU-nai bi-BLI-on a-po-sta-SI-oo KAI a-po-LY-sai au-TÊN
Exegesis
This verb governs two coordinated aorist infinitives, dounai {δοῦναι | doûnai} “to give” and apolysai {ἀπολῦσαι | apolûsai} “to send away,” which function as complementary infinitives expressing the content of Moses’ command.
Root and etymology
lyōlambda–upsilon–omega
“to loose, release”
In context — Matthew 19:7
They said to Him , "Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?"
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 19:7, 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.19.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.7.W11.S1) and character.