Strong's Greek #647 - ἀποστάσιον, ου, τό apostasion (a forsaking)

certificate of divorce

Neuter of a (presumed) adjective from a derivative of aphistemi; properly, something separative, i.e. (specially) divorce -- (writing of) divorcement.

see GREEK aphistemi

Strong's 647: ἀποστάσιον

ἀποστάσιον, ἀποστασίου, τό, very seldom in native Greek writings, defection, of a freedman from his patron, Demosthenes 35, 48 (940, 16); in the Bible:

1. divorce, repudiation: Matthew 19:7; Mark 10:4 (βιβλίον ἀποστασίου, equivalent to כְּרִיתֻת סֵפֶר book or bill of divorce, Deuteronomy 24:1, 3; (Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8)).

2. a bill of divorce: Matthew 5:31. Grotius at the passage and Lightfoot, Horae Hebrew at the passage, We a copy of one.

Strong's Greek: 647. ἀποστάσιον (apostasion) — 3 Occurrences

Matthew 5:31 - N-ANS
GRK: δότω αὐτῇ ἀποστάσιον
NAS: LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE';
KJV: her a writing of divorcement:
INT: let him give to her a letter of divorce

Matthew 19:7 - N-GNS
GRK: δοῦναι βιβλίον ἀποστασίου καὶ ἀπολῦσαι
NAS: HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND [her] AWAY?
KJV: a writing of divorcement, and
INT: to give a bill of divorce and to divorce

Mark 10:4 - N-GNS
GRK: Μωυσῆς βιβλίον ἀποστασίου γράψαι καὶ
NAS: A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND [her] AWAY.
KJV: a bill of divorcement, and
INT: Moses a bill of divorce to write and