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Lexicon :: Strong's G647 - apostasion

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ἀποστάσιον
Transliteration
apostasion (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-os-tas'-ee-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of a (presumed) adj. from a derivative of ἀφίστημι (G868)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
4x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀποστάσιον apostásion, ap-os-tas'-ee-on; neuter of a (presumed) adjective from a derivative of G868; properly, something separative, i.e. (specially) divorce:—(writing of) divorcement.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G647 in the following manner: divorcement (2x), writing of divorcement (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G647 in the following manner: divorcement (2x), writing of divorcement (1x).

  1. divorce, repudiation

  2. a bill of divorce

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀποστάσιον apostásion, ap-os-tas'-ee-on; neuter of a (presumed) adjective from a derivative of G868; properly, something separative, i.e. (specially) divorce:—(writing of) divorcement.
STRONGS G647:
ἀποστάσιον, -ου, τό, very seldom in native Greek writings, defection, of a freedman from his patron, Demosthenes 35, 48 [940, 16]; in the Bible:
1. divorce, repudiation: Matthew 19:7; Mark 10:4 (βιβλίον ἀποστασίου, equivalent to סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻת book or bill of divorce, Deuteronomy 24:1, 3; [Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8]).
2. a bill of divorce: Matthew 5:31. Grotius at the passage and Lightfoot, Horae Hebrew at the passage, give a copy of one.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
24:1; 24:3
Isaiah
50:1
Jeremiah
3:8
Matthew
5:31; 19:7
Mark
10:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G647 matches the Greek ἀποστάσιον (apostasion),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:1 - “Suppose a man marries a woman but she does not please him. Having discovered something wrong with her, he writes her a letter of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:3 - But if the second husband also turns against her and divorces her, or if he dies,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:1 - This is what the LORD says:
“Was your mother sent away because I divorced her?
Did I sell you as slaves to my creditors?
No, you were sold because of your sins.
And your mother, too, was taken because of your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.
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