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ἀποτάσσομαι

apotássomai · G657 · Greek · 6 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. to say goodbye

    To employ formalized expressions appropriate to leaving or saying farewell to someone, possibly involving the communication of final arrangements for leaving

    Examples

    Mark 6:46 And after saying goodbye to them, He left for the mountain to pray.

    Luke 9:61 Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say goodbye to those at my home.”

  2. to take leave of, to say goodbye

    To say goodbye and to leave

    Examples

    Acts 18:18 Now Paul, when he had remained many days longer, took leave of the brothers and sisters and sailed away to Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. Paul first had his hair cut at Cenchrea, for he was keeping a vow.

    Acts 18:21 but took leave of them and said, “I will return to you again if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.

    2 Corinthians 2:13 I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother; but saying goodbye to them, I went on to Macedonia.

  3. to give up, to part with one’s possessions

    To willingly give up or set aside what one possesses

    Examples

    Luke 14:33 “So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

6 occurrences in 3 groups

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

5 occurrences in 4 groups

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 3 entries
To take leave of, to say goodbye15.55
In Acts 18:18, after his stay in Corinth, “Paul, when he had remained many days longer, took leave (apotaxámenos) of the brothers and sisters and sailed away to Syria,” describing a formal parting before departure.
To say goodbye33.23
In Luke 9:61, a would-be follower tells Jesus, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say goodbye (apotáxasthai) to those at my home,” describing the spoken act of farewell itself.
To give up, to part with one’s possessions57.70
In Luke 14:33, Jesus concludes, “none of you can be My disciple who does not give up (apotássetai) all his own possessions,” describing a renunciation of property and belongings rather than a farewell to people.
Word family 22 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

τάσσω tássō · G5021 · to appoint, to designate, to assign · 8×ὑποτάσσω hypotássō · G5293 · to subject to, to bring under control, to obey · 38×διατάσσω diatássō · G1299 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 16×ἐπιτάσσω epitássō · G2004 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 10×τάξις táxis · G5010 · in order, in a sequence, right order · 9×ἐπιταγή epitagḗ · G2003 · order, command, decree · 7×προστάσσω prostássō · G4367 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 7×ἀποτάσσομαιapotássomai · G657ἀντιτάσσομαι antitássomai · G498 · to oppose, to be hostile toward, to show hostility · 5×ἀνυπότακτος anypótaktos · G506 · not controlled by, not subject to, uncontrolled · 4×ὑποταγή hypotagḗ · G5292 · obedience, submission · 4×συντάσσω syntássō · G4929 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 3×ἀτάκτως atáktōs · G814 · idle, lazy, lazily · 2×διαταγή diatagḗ · G1296 · order, command, decree · 2×ἀνατάσσομαι anatássomai · G392 · to organize (a report), to arrange, to compile · 1×ἀτακτέω ataktéō · G812 · to do nothing, to be idle, to be lazy · 1×ἄτακτος átaktos · G813 · idle, lazy, lazily · 1×διάταγμα diátagma · G1297 · order, command, decree · 1×ἐπιδιατάσσομαι epidiatássomai · G1928 · to add to, to introduce something new · 1×τάγμα tágma · G5001 · right order, good order, in order · 1×τακτός taktós · G5002 · determined, chosen, fixed · 1×προτάσσω protássō · G4384 · to pre-arrange, i.e. prescribe · 0×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : to set apart, to separate; in the N. T. only in the middle ἀποτάσσομαι; 1 aorist…
: to set apart, to separate; in the N. T. only in the middle ἀποτάσσομαι; 1 aorist ἀπεταξαμην;
1. properly, to separate oneself, withdraw oneself from anyone, i. e. to take leave of, bid farewell to (Vulg.valefacio (etc.)): τίνι, Mk 6:46; Lk 9:61; Acts 18:18, Acts 18:21 (here L T Tr omit the dative); 2 Cor 2:13. (That the early Greek writers never so used the word, but said ἀσπάζεσθαι τινα, is shown by Lobeck ad Phryn., p. 23f; (cf. Winers Grammar, 23 (22); Buttmann, 179 (156)).)
2. tropically, to renounce, forsake: τίνι, Lk 14:33. (So also Josephus, Antiquities 11, 6, 8; Phil. alleg. iii. § 48; ταῖς τοῦ φροντισι, Eusebius, h. e. 2, 17, 5; (τῷ βίῳ, Ignatius ad Philadelph. 11, 1 [ET]; cf. Hermas, mand. 6, 2, 9 [ET]; Clement of Rome, 2 Cor. 6, 4 and 5 [ET] where see Gebh. and Harn. for other examples, also Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word).)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Leave, Depart, Flee, Escape, Send3 occurrencesDiscourse Types2 occurrencesTake, Obtain, Gain, Lose1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

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