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In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe the legal certificate that a husband would give to his wife to formally dissolve the marriage. This certificate served as proof of the divorce, allowing the woman to remarry.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In Jewish culture during the time of the New Testament, marriage was a binding covenant, and divorce was a serious matter. The Mosaic Law permitted divorce, but it required a formal process, including the issuance of a written certificate (Deuteronomy 24:1-4). This certificate was intended to protect the rights of the woman, ensuring she could remarry and have legal standing in society. The Pharisees and other religious leaders of the time debated the grounds for divorce, with some advocating for more lenient interpretations.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/868.htm">aphistémi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a forsaking, spec. (bill of) divorce<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>certificate of divorce (1), divorce (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 647: ἀποστάσιον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀποστάσιον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀποστασίου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span>, very seldom in native Greek writings, <span class="accented">defection,</span> of a freedman from his patron, <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span> 35, 48 (940, 16); in the Bible: <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">divorce, repudiation</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-7.htm">Matthew 19:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4</a> (<span class="greek2">βιβλίον</span> <span class="greek2">ἀποστασίου</span>, equivalent to <span class="hebrew">כְּרִיתֻת</span> <span class="hebrew">סֵפֶר</span> book or bill of divorce, <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1, 3</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Jeremiah 3:8</a>)). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a bill of divorce</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/5-31.htm">Matthew 5:31</a>. Grotius at the passage and <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span>, Horae Hebrew at the passage, We a copy of one.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>certificate of divorce<p>Neuter of a (presumed) adjective from a derivative of <a href="/greek/868.htm">aphistemi</a>; properly, something separative, i.e. (specially) divorce -- (writing of) divorcement. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/868.htm">aphistemi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αποστάσει αποστάσεις αποστασίαι αποστασιον αποστάσιον ἀποστάσιον αποστασιου αποστασίου ἀποστασίου αποστάται αποστάτας αποστατείτε αποστάτην αποστατήσαι αποστάτιν αποστάτις αποστατούντας apostasion apostásion apostasiou apostasíou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/5-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 5:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δότω αὐτῇ <b>ἀποστάσιον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> LET HIM GIVE <span class="itali">HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE';</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her <span class="itali">a writing of divorcement:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/5-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> let him give to her <span class="itali">a letter of divorce</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/19-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 19:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δοῦναι βιβλίον <b>ἀποστασίου</b> καὶ ἀπολῦσαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> HER A CERTIFICATE <span class="itali">OF DIVORCE</span> AND SEND [her] AWAY?<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a writing <span class="itali">of divorcement,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to give a bill <span class="itali">of divorce</span> and to divorce<p><b><a href="/text/mark/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 10:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Μωυσῆς βιβλίον <b>ἀποστασίου</b> γράψαι καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> A CERTIFICATE <span class="itali">OF DIVORCE</span> AND SEND [her] AWAY.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a bill <span class="itali">of divorcement,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Moses a bill <span class="itali">of divorce</span> to write and<p><b><a href="/greek/647.htm">Strong's Greek 647</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_647.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/apostasion_647.htm">ἀποστάσιον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/apostasiou_647.htm">ἀποστασίου — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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