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\DeclareFixedFootnote{\fnApotasso}{APOTASSO:
'take leave'. 
It is only used 6 places in the 
NT: \myxref{Mark}{6}{46}, \myxref{Luke}{9}{61}, \myxref{Luke}{14}{33}, \myxref{Acts}{18}{18}, 
\myxref{Acts}{18}{21}, \myxref{2Cor}{2}{13}.
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APOTASSO has the sense of 'appoint oneself-apart-from' --- 
there's an element of Will in separating oneself from something. 
It doesn't have any sense of rejecting a negative; 
in general it seems to be used to indicated willingly separating oneself from a positive. 
So you 'take leave' of loved ones, for example, which is actually how this verb is generally used.
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'Renounce' implies an outright rejection, 
there's a certain animosity in 'renounce', 
which is not present in APOTASSO. 
Furthermore, in general, when you 'take leave' (APOTASSO), 
it doesn't preclude the possibility of returning. 
In fact, when Paul uses APOTASSO in Acts 18:21, 
he explicitly says he is returning. 
This further illustrates the complete lack of animosity towards the object 
from which you are 'taking leave' implied APOTASSO.
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