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
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὅτι Μωϋσῆς πρὸς τὴν σκληροκαρδίαν ὑμῶν ἐπέτρεψεν ὑμῖν ἀπολῦσαι τὰς γυναῖκας ὑμῶν· ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς δὲ οὐ γέγονεν οὕτως.
- ΛέγειLegei“He says”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτοῖςautois“to them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ΜωϋσῆςMōusēs“Moses”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
- πρὸςpros“in view of”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σκληροκαρδίανsklērokardian“hardness of heart”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σκληροκαρδία · “hardness of heart” · Strong's G4641
- ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsen“allowed”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιτρέπω · “to permit” · Strong's G2010
- ὑμῖνhumin“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusai“to divorce”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630H
- τὰςtas“the”Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γυναῖκαςgunaikas“wives”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
- ὑμῶν·humōn“of you;”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from [the]”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- ἀρχῆςarchēs“beginning”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀρχή · “beginning” · Strong's G0746
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- γέγονενgegonen“was [it]”Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- 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)