Matthew

Matthew 19:8

⁸Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jesus replied	Λέγει	Legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
permitted	ἐπέτρεψεν	epetrepsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2010 I allow, permit
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
to divorce	ἀπολῦσαι	apolysai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
wives	γυναῖκας	gynaikas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
because of	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
hardness of heart	σκληροκαρδίαν	sklērokardian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4641 hardness of heart
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
was	γέγονεν	gegonen	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
this way	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
beginning	ἀρχῆς	archēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G746 ruler, beginning

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