Quick Definition
ἀποτάσσομαι v. I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away
Strong's Definition
middle voice from 575 and 5021; literally, to say adieu (by departing or dismissing); figuratively, to renounce
KJV Usage: bid farewell, forsake, take leave, send away
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | τάσσω (arrange, put in order)
33.23 · (ἀποτάσσομαι) · Communication · Discourse Types
to say goodbye to employ formalized expressions appropriate to leaving or saying farewell to someone, possibly involving the communication of final arrangements for leaving
15.55 · (ἀποτάσσομαι) · Linear Movement · Leave, Depart, Flee, Escape, Send
to take leave of, to say goodbye to say goodbye and to leave In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘to take leave of’ or ‘saying goodbye’ is highly idiomatic, for example, ‘to snap fingers as one leaves,’ ‘to raise one’s hands together,’ ‘to clasp one’s hands before leaving,’ or ‘to bow to one another as one leaves.’
57.70 · (ἀποτάσσομαι) · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Take, Obtain, Gain, Lose
to give up, to part with one’s possessions to willingly give up or set aside what one possesses
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀποτάσσω: to set apart, to separate; in the N. T. only in Mid. ἀποτάσσομαι ; 1 aor. ἀπεταξάμην; 1. prop. to separate one’s self, withdraw one’s self from any one, i.e. to take leave of, bid farewell to, (Vulg. valefacio [ete.]) : τινί, Mk. vi. 46; Lk. ix. 61; Acts xviii. 18,21 [here L T Tr om. the dat.]; 2 Co. ii. 13. (That the early Grk. writ. never so used the word, but said ἀσπάζεσθαί τινα, is shown by Lobeck ad Phryn. p. 23 sq.; [οἷ. W. 23 (22); B. 179 (156)].) 2. trop. to renounce, forsake: τινί, Lk. xiv. 33. (So also Joseph. antt. 11, 6,8; Phil. alle. ili. § 48; ταῖς τοῦ βίου φροντίσι, Euseb. ἢ. 6. 2, 17, 5; [τῷ βίῳ, Ignat. ad Philadelph. 11, 1; cf. Herm. mand. 6, 2, 9; Clem. Rom. 2 Cor.6, 4 and 5 where see Gebh. and Harn. for other exx., also Soph. Lex. s. v.].)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀποτάσσω apotassō 6x
middle: to take leave of, bid farewell to, Lk. 9:61; Acts 18:18, 21; 2 Cor. 2:13; to dismiss, send away, Mk. 6:46; fig: to renounce, forsake, Lk. 14:33
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀπο-τάσσω,
[in LXX: Ec 2:20 (יאשׁ pi.), I Es 6:27, Je 20:2, I Mac4*;]
to set apart. Mid., in late Gk. (Bl., § 37, 1; Swete, Mk., 136 f.; MM, s.v.), c. dat., to take leave of: Mk 6:46, Lk 9:61, Ac 18:18, 21, II Co 2:13;
to forsake: Lk 14:33.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀποτάσσομαι. For the NT meaning ‘‘take leave of,” “" bid farewell to,” as 2 ἀπέλθῃς πρὸς Χαιρήμονα, ἀνά(βαινε) πρός pe, ἵνα σοι ἀποτάξομαι, ““τηαγ say goodbye to you,” P Oxy VII. τογοῦδ (iii/A.p.) Ev8[atpov] αὐτῷ ἀπετάξατο [λ]έγων ὅτι ἐν τῷ παρόντι οὐ σχολάζομεν ἑτέροις ἐξερχόμενοι, ““ Eudaemon parted with him, saying, ‘At present we are not at leisure and are visiting others’ (Ed.). The meaning is stronger in P Oxy 11. 298% (i/A.p.) ἐπεὶ ἀποτάξασθαι αὐτῷ θέλω, where the context shows that the idea is “ get rid of.” The active ἀποτάσσω, which is not found in the NT, is “to appoint,” as in P Oxy ΠῚ. 47577 (a.p. 182) ἀποτάξαι ἕνα τῶν περὶ σὲ ὑπηρετῶν εἰς THY Σενέπτα, and in passive P Fay 1257 (c. B.C. 103) τοὺς ἀποτεταγμένουΞς τῆι κατοικίᾳ χρηματιστάς, ““1π6 assize-judges appointed for the settlement,” or ‘‘command,” BGU IV. ro61® (B.c. 14) τὴν ἀποτεταγμένην πρὸς τῆι τηρήσει θυρωρόν, P Fay 207° (iii/iv A.D.) εἰ ἀποτέτακται τὸν Αὐτοκράτορα ὁρᾶν πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς... τὰ τῆς βασιλείας διοικοῦντα, ““1Γ they have all been commanded to watch the Emperor administering the affairs of his kingdom.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀποτάσσω (apotassō) — to leave. ἀποτάσσω, Attic dialect ἀποτάττω, set apart, assign specially, χώραν τινί[Refs 5th c.BC+]; detach soldiers, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] — passive, ἀποτεταγμένη ἀρχή distinct office, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, to be fixed, appointed, χῶρος[Refs 1st c.AD+]; ear-mark, ἀργύριον εἰς δημοθοινίαν -τεταγμένον[Refs]
II. appoint, settle definitely, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. remove, exclude, τόπον τοῦ κόσμου[Refs 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 ὑπάρχουσιν[NT+1st c.AD+]; ταῖς μίξεσι, of the Vestals, [Refs 1st c.AD+]