2Thes 2:
3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
646. ἀποστασία apostasia ap-os-tas-ee'-ah
feminine of the same as 647; defection from truth (properly, the state) ("apostasy"):--falling away, forsake.
STRONGS NUMBER G647
Word Summary
apostasion: a forsaking, (bill of) divorce
Original Word: ἀποστάσιον
Transliteration: apostasion
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-os-tas'-ee-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a forsaking, (bill of) divorce
Meaning: a forsaking, (bill of) divorce
Strong's Concordance
certificate of divorce
Neuter of a (presumed) adjective from a derivative of
aphistemi; properly, something separative, i.e. (specially) divorce -- (writing of) divorcement.
Word Summary
aphistēmi: to lead away, to depart from
Original Word: ἀφίστημι
Transliteration: aphistēmi
Phonetic Spelling: (af-is'-tay-mee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to lead away, to depart from
Meaning: to lead away, to depart from
Strong's Concordance
depart, fall away, refrain, withdraw self.
From
apo and
histemi; to remove, i.e. (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc. -- depart, draw (fall) away, refrain, withdraw self.
There's your "departure."
Please notice that the original term is feminine. We're not talking about the groom here we're talking about the bride falling away. The five foolish virgins as it were.