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And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οἱhoi<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 1
δὲdeAnd
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 2
εἶπαν·eipanthey said;
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAI-3P)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
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Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 3
ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenPermitted
Lemma: ἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō) · Strong's: G2010
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to permit — ἐπι-τρέπω ; [in LXX (usually with seel. ἐπιστρ-): Gen.39:6 (עָזַב), etc. ; ] ; 1. to turn to, commit, entrust. ; 2. to yield, permit: 1Co.16:7, Heb.6:3; with dative of person(s), Mrk.5:13, Jhn.19:38; id. with inf. (cf.…
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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 8:21, Matthew 8:31, Matthew 19:8, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:32, Luke 9:59 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2010; TFLSJ G2010; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 4
ΜωϋσῆςMōusēsMoses
Lemma: Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς (Mōusēs, Mōsēs) · Strong's: G3475
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Moses — Μωυσῆς (Μωϋσῆς, T; Μωσῆς, Rec.), -έως, dative - (as LXX: Exo.5:20, al.), and -εῖ, accusative -ῆν (ac LXX) and -έα (Luk.16:29 only) (Heb. מֹשֶׁה), ; Moses: Mat.8:4 17:3-4, al.; νόμος Μωυσέως, Luk.2:22 24:44, Jhn.7:23,…
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Used 80 times. Also: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 17:3, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 19:7, Matthew 19:8, Matthew 22:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3475; TFLSJ G3475; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 5
βιβλίονbibliona roll
Lemma: βιβλίον (biblion) · Strong's: G0975
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: scroll — βιβλίον, -ου, τό (diminutive of βίβλος, which see), ; [in LXX also in the alternat. form βυβ-, chiefly for סֶפֶר and the most frequently of the cognate forms ; ] ; 1. a paper, letter, written document: β. ἀποστασίου,…
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Used 35 times. Also: Matthew 19:7, Luke 4:17, Luke 4:20, John 20:30, John 21:25, Galatians 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0975; TFLSJ G0975; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 6
ἀποστασίουapostasiouof divorce
Lemma: ἀποστάσιον (apostasion) · Strong's: G0647
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: divorce — ἀποστάσιον, -ου, τό; (ἀφίστημι), [in LXX; Deu.24:1, 3, Jer.3:8, Isa.50:1 (כְּרִיתוּת) * ; ] ; 1. in cl., only in phrase ἀποστασίου δίκη, an action against a freedman for forsaking his προστάτης (Dem.). ; 2. In LXX,…
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Used 3 times. Also: Matthew 5:31, Matthew 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0647; TFLSJ G0647; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 7
γράψαιgrapsaito write
Lemma: γράφω (graphō) · Strong's: G1125
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)
Meaning: to write — γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ]; 1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw. ; 2. to write; (a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Gal.6:11, 2Th.3:17; (b) to express in…
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Used 207 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1125; TFLSJ G1125; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 8
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 9
ἀπολῦσαι.apolusaito send [her] away.
Lemma: ἀπολύω (apoluō) · Strong's: G0630H
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)
Meaning: to release: divorce — ἀπο-λύω ; [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc., frequently in 1-4 Mac ; ] ; 1. to set free, release: Luk.13:12, Jhn.19:10, al.; a debtor, Mat.18:27; metaphorically, of forgiveness, Luk.6:37. ; 2. to let go, dismiss (Field, Notes, 9…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 13 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:3, Matthew 19:7, Matthew 19:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0630H; TFLSJ G0630H; TAGNT Mark 10:4 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They answered | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| Moses | → | Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς G3475 Moses |
| permitted | → | ἐπιτρέπω G2010 to permit |
| [a man] to write [his wife] | → | γράφω G1125 to write |
| a certificate | → | βιβλίον G0975 scroll |
| of divorce | → | ἀποστάσιον G0647 divorce |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| send [her] away | → | ἀπολύω G0630H to release: divorce |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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