Luke 14:33:8Luke.14.33.W8TAB
ἀποτάσσεται
apotassetai
“renounces”
- Transliteration
- a-po-TAS-se-tai
- Extended
- ah-poh-TAS-seh-tai
- IPA
- /a.poˈtas.se.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- renounces
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-TAS-se-tai
- sentence
HOU-tōs OUN PAS eks hy-MON HOS OUK a-po-TAS-se-tai PA-sin tois he-au-TOU hy-PAR-khou-sin OU DY-na-tai ei-NAI mou ma-thê-TĒS
Exegesis
A defining relative clause introduced by hos {ὃς | hòs} “who” and negated by ouk {οὐκ | ouk} immediately precedes apotassetai {ἀποτάσσεται | a-po-tás-se-tai}, conveying a deliberate middle-voice act of renunciation.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–pi–omicron–tau–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega
“to take leave of, renounce”
In context — Luke 14:33
Thus, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all of his possessions cannot be My disciple .
About this coordinate
Luke 14:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 14:33, so the Greek word ἀποτάσσεται (apotassetai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.14.33.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.33.W8.S1) and character.