What does ἀποτάσσομαι (apotássomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀποτάσσομαι (apotássomai): To renounce or forsake completely, often with the sense of formal separation or taking leave.
Greek · G657
ἀποτάσσομαι
Literally, to say adieu (by departing or dismissing); figuratively, to renounce
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ἀποτάσσομαι G657
Pronunciation apotássomai
What does ἀποτάσσομαι (apotássomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀποτάσσομαι (apotássomai): To renounce or forsake completely, often with the sense of formal separation or taking leave.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G657?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [before] saying goodbye (1), After bidding them farewell (1), as he left (1), bid farewell (1), does not give up (1).
Where does ἀποτάσσομαι (apotássomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (2), 2 Corinthians (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [before] saying goodbye 1× Acts 18:18
After bidding them farewell 1× Mark 6:46
as he left 1× Acts 18:21
bid farewell 1× Luke 9:61
does not give up 1× Luke 14:33
I said goodbye 1× 2 Corinthians 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 6:46 ἀποταξάμενος to After bidding them farewell Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 9:61 ἀποτάξασθαι to bid farewell Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Luke 14:33 ἀποτάσσεται to does not give up Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Acts 18:18 ἀποταξάμενος to [before] saying goodbye Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 18:21 ἀποταξάμενος to as he left Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Corinthians 2:13 ἀποταξάμενος to I said goodbye Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 6:46
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Mark 1 Luke 2 Acts 2 2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἀποταξάμενος 4x apotaxamenos Mark 6:46, Acts 18:18, Acts 18:21, 2 Corinthians 2:13
ἀποτάξασθαι 1x apotaxasthai Luke 9:61
ἀποτάσσεται 1x apotassetai Luke 14:33
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 4x Mark 6:46, Acts 18:18, Acts 18:21, 2 Corinthians 2:13
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x Luke 9:61
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 14:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To renounce or forsake completely, often with the sense of formal separation or taking leave.
Strong's G657
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
literally, to say adieu (by departing or dismissing); figuratively, to renounce
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To renounce or forsake completely, often with the sense of formal separation or taking leave.
to set apart. Mid., in late Gk. (El., § 37, 1; Swete, Mk., 136 f.; MM, e. dative,
bto forsake: Luk.14:33.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:46 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀποταξάμενος apotaxamenov
I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away
Read verse Luke 9:61 Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
ἀποτάξασθαι apotaxasqai
I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away
Read verse Luke 14:33 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
ἀποτάσσεται apotassetai
I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away
Read verse Acts 18:18 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀποταξάμενος, apotaxamenov
I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away
Read verse Acts 18:21 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπετάξατο apetaxato
I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away
Read verse 2 Corinthians 2:13 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀποταξάμενος apotaxamenov
I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Middle
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Aorist Middle Mark 6:46 · Acts 18:18 · Acts 18:21 · 2 Cor 2:13 4×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Middle Luke 9:61 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Middle Luke 14:33 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 1
Voice
middle 6
Mood
participle 4 infinitive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 6:46 ἀποταξάμενος aorist middle participle participle Luke 9:61 ἀποτάξασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Luke 14:33 ἀποτάσσεται present middle indicative ongoing Acts 18:18 ἀποταξάμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 18:21 ἀποταξάμενος aorist middle participle participle 2 Corinthians 2:13 ἀποταξάμενος aorist middle participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 14:25–35 ἀποτάσσεται apotássomai
Renounce, say farewell to
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain