Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.Matthew 1:19
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ἰωσὴφ δὲ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς, δίκαιος ὢν καὶ μὴ θέλων αὐτὴν δειγματίσαι, ἐβουλήθη λάθρᾳ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν.
- ἸωσὴφIōsēph“Joseph”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωσήφ · “Joseph” · Strong's G2501G
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀνὴρanēr“husband”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
- αὐτῆς,autēs“of her,”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- δίκαιοςdikaios“righteous”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “just” · Strong's G1342
- ὢνōn“being”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- θέλωνthelōn“willing”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- αὐτὴνautēn“her”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- δειγματίσαι,deigmatisai“to disgrace,”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from δειγματίζω · “to disgrace” · Strong's G1165
- ἐβουλήθηeboulēthē“he purposed”Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from βούλομαι · “to plan” · Strong's G1014
- λάθρᾳlathra“secretly”Adverb · from λάθρα · “quietly” · Strong's G2977
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusai“to send away”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630H
- αὐτήν.autēn“her.”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)