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ἀποστάσιον

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter3 occurrences2 books3 verses

Definition

ἀποστάσιον, -ου, τό

(ἀφίστημι), [in LXX; Deuteronomy 24:1, 3, Jeremiah 3:8, Isaiah 50:1 (כְּרִיתוּת) * ;]

1. in cl., only in phrase ἀποστασίου δίκη, an action against a freedman for forsaking his προστάτης (Dem.).

2. In LXX, βιβλίον ἀποστασίου, a bill of divorce: Matthew 19:7, Mark 10:4; in same sense ἀ. alone (MM, see word), Matthew 5:31 (for other late exx., see MM, l.with; Kennedy, Sources, 121).

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. Matthew 5:31ἀποστάσιον · a certificate of divorce
    It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
  2. Matthew 19:7ἀποστασίου · of divorce
    “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
  3. Mark 10:4ἀποστασίου · of divorce
    They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”