verb
apotassomō
Strong’sG657
I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away
stem apotass-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀπο-τάσσω,
[in LXX: Ec 2:20 (יאשׁ pi.), I Es 6:27, Je 20:2, I Mac4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G657 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-ot-as'-som-ahee
literally, to say adieu (by departing or dismissing); figuratively, to renounce
Frommiddle voice from G575 and G5021;
King Jamesbid farewell, forsake, take leave, send away.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect ἀποτάττω, set apart, assign specially, χώραν τινίRefs 5th c.BC+; detach soldiers, Refs 2nd c.BC+ — passive, ἀποτεταγμένη ἀρχή distinct office, Refs 4th c.BC+: generally, to be fixed, appointed, χῶροςRefs 1st c.AD+; ear-mark, ἀργύριον εἰς δημοθοινίαν -τεταγμένονRefs
II appoint, settle definitely, Refs 4th c.BC+
III remove, exclude, τόπον τοῦ κόσμουRefs 2nd c.AD+
IV Med, ἀποτάσσομαί τινι bid adieu to a person, part from them, NT+5th c.BC+; have done with, get rid of a person, Refs 1st c.AD+; ἀ. τῷ βίῳ commit suicide, Refs: also with dative of things, renounce, give up, τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ ὑπάρχουσινNT+1st c.AD+; ταῖς μίξεσι, of the Vestals, Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apotassotōἀποτάσσεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | renounce | 1× |
| apotasseraἀποτάξασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | say farewell | 1× |
| apotasserantosἀποταξάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | said farewell | 4× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotassomō | apotassome | apotassomē | apotassomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotassosō | apotassose | apotassosē | apotassoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotassotō1×ἀποτάσσεται | apotassote | apotassotē | apotassotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apotassonō | apotassone | apotassonē | apotassonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassovō | apotassove | apotassovē | apotassovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotassolō | apotassole | apotassolē | apotassolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotassemi | apotassema |
| you 2nd person singular | apotassesi | apotassesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotasseti | apotasseta |
| we 1st person plural | apotasseni | apotassena |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassevi | apotasseva |
| they 3rd person plural | apotasseli | apotassela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotassomeiō | apotassomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotassoseiō | apotassoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotassoteiō | apotassoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apotassoneiō | apotassoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassoveiō | apotassoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotassoleiō | apotassoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotassemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apotasseseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotasseteia |
| we 1st person plural | apotasseneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotasseveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apotasseleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotassosōr | apotassosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotassotōr | apotassotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassovōr | apotassovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apotassolōr | apotassolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotassesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotassetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassevar |
| they 3rd person plural | apotasselar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotassomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apotassosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotassotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apotassonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apotassoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotassemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apotassesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotassetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apotassenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apotasseloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apotassorō | apotassorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apotasseri | apotassera1×ἀποτάξασθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apotassorōntos | apotassorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apotasserintos | apotasserantos4×ἀποταξάμενος |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apotass is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
apotassotō“renounce”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 14:33“renounce”… oun pantos ek vu hos ouk apotassotō pantei tei heautou huparcharōntei ouk dunotō …… any one of you who does not give up …
apotassera“say farewell”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Luke 9:61“say farewell”… si, kurior; prōtem de epitrepasar mi apotassera toi eis ton oikon mu.… will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
apotasserantos“said farewell”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine4×
Mark 6:46“saying farewell”kai apotasserantos autoi aperchata eis tem orem proseuchera.After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
Acts 18:18“said farewell”… ēti prosmenarantos hēmerain hikanain toi adelfoi apotasserantos ekplate eis tan Surian, kai sun …… goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
Acts 18:21“taking leave of”alla apotasserantos kai legarantos; Palin anakamptami pros vin …But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set …
2 Corinthians 2:13“said good-bye”… min Titon ton adelfon mu, alla apotasserantos autoi exerchama eis Makedonian.… spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.