Mat 19:5 | RWP | e4.org | Shall cleave ( κολληθησετα ). First future passive, "shall be glued to," the verb means. The twain shall become one flesh ( εσοντα ο δυο εις σαρκα μιαν ). This use of εις after ειμ is an imitation of the Hebrew, though a few examples occur in the older Greek and in the papyri. The frequency of it is due to the Hebrew and here the LXX is a direct translation of the Hebrew idiom.

‏ Matthew 19:5

Shall cleave ( κολληθησετα ). First future passive, "shall be glued to," the verb means.

The twain shall become one flesh ( εσοντα ο δυο εις σαρκα μιαν ). This use of εις after ειμ is an imitation of the Hebrew, though a few examples occur in the older Greek and in the papyri. The frequency of it is due to the Hebrew and here the LXX is a direct translation of the Hebrew idiom.