Matthew 19:7:9Matt.19.7.W9TAB
ἀποστασίου
apostasioo
“divorce”
- Transliteration
- a-po-sta-SI-oo
- Extended
- ah-poh-stah-SI-oo
- IPA
- /a.po.staˈsi.uː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-sta-SI-oo
- 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
apostasionapostásion
“a separation, a standing away”
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 19:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 19:7, so the Greek word ἀποστασίου (apostasioo) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.7.W9.S1) and character.