- Transliteration: Apotassomai

- Phonetic: ap-ot-as'-som-ahee

- Definition:

1. to set apart, separate

a. to separate one's self, withdraw one's self from anyone

1. to take leave of, bid farewell to

b. to renounce, forsake

- Origin: middle voice from G575" class="dictionary-topic-link">G575 and G5021" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5021

- TDNT entry: 8:33,*

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Middle voice from G575" class="dictionary-topic-link">G575 and G5021" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5021; literally to say adieu (by departing or dismissing); figuratively to renounce: - bid farewell forsake take leave send away.