What Does “Put Away” Mean? – Translations

KVJ – Matt 5:32 … whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

So even when “apoluo” is translated “put away,” it is talking about “divorce.” One can tell that because the terms are used interchangeably in the KJV of Matthew 5:32.

NKJV (and NASV, RSV, NIV, ESV) – are all these standard translations of “apoluo” wrong?:

Matt 5:32 … whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.

Matt 19:3 The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?"

Matt 19:9 Whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; & whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery

Mark 10:11-12 Whosover divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery

Luke 16:18 Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

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