Matthew

Matthew 1:19

¹⁹Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Joseph	Ἰωσὴφ	Iōsēph	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2501 Joseph
her	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
husband	ἀνὴρ	anēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
was	ὢν	ōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a righteous man	δίκαιος	dikaios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
was unwilling	θέλων	thelōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to disgrace her publicly	δειγματίσαι	deigmatisai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1165 I hold up as an example
he resolved	ἐβουλήθη	eboulēthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1014 I will, intend, desire
to divorce	ἀπολῦσαι	apolysai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
her	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
quietly	λάθρᾳ	lathra	Adverb	G2977 secretly

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.