What does βιβλίον · ἀποστάσιον mean in the Bible?
βιβλίον · ἀποστάσιον is a Greek phrase meaning "certificate of divorce".
Greek · G975, G647
βιβλίον ἀποστασίου
A roll · divorce
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βιβλίον G975 a roll
Pronunciation biblíon
A written document, especially a scroll or codex containing text meant to be read aloud or studied.
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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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What does βιβλίον ἀποστασίου (biblion apostasiou) mean in the Bible?
βιβλίον · ἀποστάσιον is a Greek phrase meaning "certificate of divorce".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G975, G647?
G975, G647 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. certificate of divorce
Source Gloss
certificate of divorce
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 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 7 Aligned forms 34 Case pattern Accusative (17) Number pattern Singular (30)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 4:17 · Rev 6:14 · Rev 20:12 3×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 20:12 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Heb 10:7 · Rev 22:7 · Rev 22:9 · Rev 22:10 · Rev 22:18 · Rev 22:19 6×
Dative · Singular · Neuter John 20:30 · Gal 3:10 · Rev 13:8 · Rev 21:27 · Rev 22:18 · Rev 22:19 6×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Rev 20:12 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 19:7 · Mark 10:4 · Luke 4:17 · Luke 4:20 · Heb 9:19 · Rev 1:11 · Rev 5:1 · Rev 5:2 · Rev 5:3 · Rev 5:4 · Rev 5:5 · Rev 5:8 · Rev 5:9 · Rev 10:8 · Rev 17:8 15×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter John 21:25 · 2 Tim 4:13 2×
Word Origins
βιβλίον ἀποστασίου 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