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Mark 10:4

They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
Mark 10:4
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Original language (Greek)

οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· ἐπέτρεψεν Μωϋσῆς βιβλίον ἀποστασίου γράψαι καὶ ἀπολῦσαι.

  1. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. εἶπαν·eipan“they said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  4. ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsen“Permitted”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιτρέπω · “to permit” · Strong's G2010
  5. ΜωϋσῆςMōusēs“Moses”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
  6. βιβλίονbiblion“a roll”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “scroll” · Strong's G0975
  7. ἀποστασίουapostasiou“of divorce”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἀποστάσιον · “divorce” · Strong's G0647
  8. γράψαιgrapsai“to write”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. ἀπολῦσαι.apolusai“to send [her] away.”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630H
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)