Word study · Greek
apotassomai
to say goodbye, to renounce
Say it: ap-ot-AS-som-eye (approximate)
ἀποτάσσομαι
What it means
To take leave of someone or to give something up. It is used of saying farewell to family (9:61) and of renouncing possessions (14:33). Jesus' point is the same: nothing should have the final claim except him.
Range of meaning
- Say goodbyeTake leave of.
- RenounceGive up.
In Luke
- Chapter 14
"Whoever doesn't renounce all that he has" (14:33).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0657 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources