verb
apotassemō
Greekἀποτάσσομαι (apotassomai)
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
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apotassetōἀποτάσσεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | renounce | 1× |
| apotasseraἀποτάξασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | say farewell | 1× |
| apotasseratosἀποταξάμενος | 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotassemō | apotasseme | apotassemi | apotassema | apotassemē | apotassemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotassesō | apotassese | apotassesi | apotassesa | apotassesē | apotasseselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotassetō1×ἀποτάσσεται | apotassete | apotasseti | apotasseta | apotassetē | apotassetelē |
| we 1st person plural | apotassenō | apotassene | apotasseni | apotassena | apotassenē | apotassenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassevō | apotasseve | apotassevi | apotasseva | apotassevē | apotassevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotasselō | apotassele | apotasseli | apotassela | apotasselē | apotasselelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotassemeiō | apotassemeia | apotassemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotasseseiō | apotasseseia | apotasseseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotasseteiō | apotasseteia | apotasseteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apotasseneiō | apotasseneia | apotasseneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotasseveiō | apotasseveia | apotasseveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotasseleiō | apotasseleia | apotasseleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotassesōr | apotassesar | apotassesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotassetōr | apotassetar | apotassetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassevōr | apotassevar | apotassevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apotasselōr | apotasselar | apotasselēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotassemoiō | apotassemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apotassesoiō | apotassesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotassetoiō | apotassetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apotassenoiō | apotassenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotassevoiō | apotassevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apotasseloiō | apotasseloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apotasserō | apotasseri | apotassera1×ἀποτάξασθαι | apotasserē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apotasserōtos | apotasseritos | apotasseratos4×ἀποταξάμενος | apotasserētos |
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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
apotassetō“renounce”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 14:33“renounce”houtōs oun pantos ek vu hos ouk apotassetō pantei tei heautou huparcharōtei ouk dunetō arō mu mathētos.In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
apotassera“say farewell”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Luke 9:61“say farewell”legata de kai heteros; Akolouthami si, kurior; prōtem de epitrepasar mi apotassera toi eis ton oikon mu.Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
apotasseratos“said farewell”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine4×
Mark 6:46“saying farewell”kai apotasseratos autoi aperchata eis tem orem proseuchera.After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
Acts 18:18“said farewell”Tos de Paulos ēti prosmenaratos hēmerain hikanain toi adelfoi apotasseratos ekplate eis tan Surian, kai sun auto Priskillas kai Akulaos, keireratos en Kenchreai tan kefalan, echate gar euchan.Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying 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 apotasseratos kai legaratos; Palin anakamptami pros vin tou theou thelarōtou anagita apo tau Efesau,But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
2 Corinthians 2:13“said good-bye”ouk echamē anesian te pneume mu te mē heuriskara min Titon ton adelfon mu, alla apotasseratos autoi exerchama eis Makedonian.I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.