“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”Matthew 19:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· τί οὖν Μωϋσῆς ἐνετείλατο δοῦναι βιβλίον ἀποστασίου καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν;
- ΛέγουσινLegousin“They say”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτῷ·autō“to Him;”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τίti“Why”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- οὖνoun“then”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- ΜωϋσῆςMōusēs“Moses”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
- ἐνετείλατοeneteilato“did command”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐντέλλω · “to order” · Strong's G1781
- δοῦναιdounai“to give”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- βιβλίονbiblion“a roll”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “scroll” · Strong's G0975
- ἀποστασίουapostasiou“of divorce”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἀποστάσιον · “divorce” · Strong's G0647
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- 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)