What does ἀποστάσιον · ἀπολύω mean in the Bible?
ἀποστάσιον · ἀπολύω is a Greek phrase meaning "a written notice or certificate of divorce".
Greek · G647, G630
ἀποστάσιον
Divorce · to release: release
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ἀποστάσιον G647 divorce
Pronunciation apostásion
A legal document formally severing the marriage bond, not mere separation but official dismissal
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ἀπολύω G630 to release: release
Pronunciation apolýō
Release from restraint or obligation, including forgiveness of debts and dissolution of marriage bonds.
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What does ἀποστάσιον (apostasion) mean in the Bible?
ἀποστάσιον · ἀπολύω is a Greek phrase meaning "a written notice or certificate of divorce".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G647, G630?
G647, G630 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a written notice or certificate of divorce
Source Gloss
a written notice or certificate of divorce
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Singular (3)
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 19:7 · Mark 10:4 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:31 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 65 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 49 present 7 perfect 4 future 3 imperfect 2
Voice
active 55 passive 9 middle 1
Mood
indicative 22 infinitive 14 subjunctive 13 participle 9 imperative 7
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:19 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:31 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:32 ἀπολύων present active participle participle Matthew 14:15 ἀπόλυσον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 14:22 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 14:23 ἀπολύσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 15:23 Ἀπόλυσον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 15:32 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 15:39 ἀπολύσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 18:27 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 19:3 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:7 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:8 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:9 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 19:9 ἀπολελυμένην perfect passive participle participle Matthew 27:15 ἀπολύειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:17 ἀπολύσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:21 ἀπολύσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:26 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:36 ἀπόλυσον aorist active imperative imperative Mark 6:45 ἀπολύει present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:3 ἀπολύσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:9 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:11 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:12 ἀπολύσασα aorist active participle participle Mark 10:2 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 10:4 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 15:11 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 15:15 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:6 ἀπέλυεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:9 ἀπολύσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 2:29 ἀπολύεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 6:37 ἀπολύετε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:37 ἀπολυθήσεσθε future passive indicative prospective Luke 8:38 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:12 Ἀπόλυσον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 13:12 ἀπολέλυσαι perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 14:4 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:18 ἀπολύων present active participle participle Luke 23:16 ἀπολύσω future active indicative prospective
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀποστάσιον is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain