Strong’s G647 · Greek
ἀποστάσιον
apostásion · ap-os-tas'-ee-on
Origin neuter of a (presumed) adjective from a derivative of ἀφίστημι (G868);
Meaning properly, something separative, i.e. (specially) divorce
In the King James Version (writing of) divorcement.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 5:31It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
- Matthew 19:7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
- Mark 10:4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.