What does ἀποστάσιον (apostásion) mean in the Bible?
ἀποστάσιον (apostásion): A legal document formally severing the marriage bond, not mere separation but official dismissal
Greek · G647
ἀποστάσιον
Divorce
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ἀποστάσιον G647
Pronunciation apostásion
What does ἀποστάσιον (apostásion) mean in the Bible?
ἀποστάσιον (apostásion): A legal document formally severing the marriage bond, not mere separation but official dismissal
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How does the BSB render G647?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of divorce (2), a certificate of divorce (1).
Where does ἀποστάσιον (apostásion) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of divorce 2× Matthew 19:7, Mark 10:4
a certificate of divorce 1× Matthew 5:31
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:31
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Mark 1
Source forms
ἀποστασίου 2x apostasiou Matthew 19:7, Mark 10:4
ἀποστάσιον 1x apostasion Matthew 5:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 2x Matthew 19:7, Mark 10:4
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Matthew 5:31
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A legal document formally severing the marriage bond, not mere separation but official dismissal
Strong's G647
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
divorce
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A legal document formally severing the marriage bond, not mere separation but official dismissal
(ἀφίστημι), [in LXX; Deu.24:1, 3, Jer.3:8, Isa.50:1 (כְּרִיתוּת) * ;]
1in cl., only in phrase ἀποστασίου δίκη, an action against a freedman for forsaking his προστάτης (Dem.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:31 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀποστάσιον· apostasion
repudiation, divorce
Read verse Matthew 19:7 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ἀποστασίου, apostasiou
repudiation, divorce
Read verse Mark 10:4 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ἀποστασίου apostasiou
repudiation, divorce
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 19:7 · Mark 10:4 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:31 1×
Word Origins
ἀποστάσιον is built from this root:
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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