Matthew 19:8

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
Matthew 19:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὅτι Μωϋσῆς πρὸς τὴν σκληροκαρδίαν ὑμῶν ἐπέτρεψεν ὑμῖν ἀπολῦσαι τὰς γυναῖκας ὑμῶν· ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς δὲ οὐ γέγονεν οὕτως.

  1. ΛέγειLegei“He says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  4. ΜωϋσῆςMōusēs“Moses”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
  5. πρὸςpros“in view of”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  6. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. σκληροκαρδίανsklērokardian“hardness of heart”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σκληροκαρδία · “hardness of heart” · Strong's G4641
  8. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  9. ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsen“allowed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιτρέπω · “to permit” · Strong's G2010
  10. ὑμῖνhumin“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. ἀπολῦσαιapolusai“to divorce”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630H
  12. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. γυναῖκαςgunaikas“wives”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  14. ὑμῶν·humōn“of you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  15. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from [the]”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  16. ἀρχῆςarchēs“beginning”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀρχή · “beginning” · Strong's G0746
  17. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  18. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  19. γέγονενgegonen“was [it]”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  20. οὕτως.houtōs“this way.”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)