Matthew 19:7:8Matt.19.7.W8TAB
βιβλίον
biblion
“certificate of”
- Transliteration
- bi-BLI-on
- Extended
- bi-BLI-ohn
- IPA
- /biˈbli.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- certificate of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-BLI-on
- 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
The object phrase biblion apostasíou {βιβλίον ἀποστασίου | biblíon apostasíou} forms a fixed legal expression “certificate of divorce,” with the genitive apostasíou specifying the legal purpose of the written document.
Root and etymology
biblosbíblos
“book, scroll”
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 19:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 19:7, so the Greek word βιβλίον (biblion) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.7.W8.S1) and character.