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ἀποστάσιον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀποστάσιον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
apostasion
Simplified transliteration: 
apostasion
Numbers
Strong's number: 
647
GK Number: 
687
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2c
Gloss: 
divorce
Definition: 
defection, desertion, as of a freedman from a patron; in NT the act of putting away a wife, repudiation, divorce, Mt. 19:7; Mk. 10:4; meton. a bill of repudiation, deed of divorce, Mt. 5:31*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀποστάσιον

Matthew 5:31 “And it was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.’ (apostasion | ἀποστάσιον | acc sg neut)
Matthew 19:7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a certificate of (apostasiou | ἀποστασίου | gen sg neut) divorce (apostasiou | ἀποστασίου | gen sg neut) be given before she be sent away?”
Mark 10:4 They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce (apostasiou | ἀποστασίου | gen sg neut) and to send her away.”