Greek · Strong's G657
ἀποτάσσομαι
apotassomaiap-ot-as'-som-ahee
literally, to say adieu (by departing or dismissing)
1890 spelling: apotássomai
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Isopsephy 973
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
literally, to say adieu (by departing or dismissing); figuratively, to renounce
Rendered in the KJV as
bid farewell, forsake, take leave, send away.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἀποταξάμενος4
- ἀποτάξασθαι1
- ἀποτάσσεται1
How it is rendered · 4
- having taken leave3
- does give up1
- having taken leave of1
- to bid farewell1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · present middle, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AMP-NSM · 4
- V-AMN · 1
- V-PMI-3S · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 9:61ἀποτάξασθαιapotaxasthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle, infinitive (“to…”)Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”here: to bid farewell
- Luke 14:33ἀποτάσσεταιapotassetaiverb · present middle, statement · 3rd person singularIn the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.here: does give up
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 18:18ἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosverb · aorist (simple past) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularPaul 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.here: having taken leave
- Acts 18:21ἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosverb · aorist (simple past) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.here: having taken leave