ἀποστάσιον
apostásion
Properly, a document or certificate effecting the dissolution of a legal or marital bond, particularly a certificate of divorce. By extension, a written declaration or formal notice of separation, especially in the context of marital dissolution, but potentially in other legal contexts as well. In the New Testament and contemporaneous literature, most commonly refers to the written notice or document required to formalize a divorce according to legal procedures.
Matthew 5:31 · Word #11
Lexicon G647
| Lemma | ἀποστάσιον |
| Transliteration | apostásion |
| Strong's | G647 |
| Definition | Properly, a document or certificate effecting the dissolution of a legal or marital bond, particularly a certificate of divorce. By extension, a written declaration or formal notice of separation, especially in the context of marital dissolution, but potentially in other legal contexts as well. In the New Testament and contemporaneous literature, most commonly refers to the written notice or document required to formalize a divorce according to legal procedures. |
Morphology N ACC N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀποστάσιον |
| Strong's | G647 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G647-01
certificate of separation
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative, neuter, singular (Gr,N,,,,,ANS) — a single separative document functioning as an object in a clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Certificate of separation" reflects the noun’s formation as the tangible result of causing separation (from ἀφίστημι) and aligns with its primary sense as a legal document effecting dissolution. The accusative neuter singular form denotes a single such document as a direct object. |
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