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Lexicon :: Strong's G4958 - systellō

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συστέλλω
Transliteration
systellō (Key)
Pronunciation
soos-tel'-lo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:596,1074

Strong’s Definitions

συστέλλω systéllō, soos-tel'-lo; from G4862 and G4724; to send (draw) together, i.e. enwrap (enshroud a corpse for burial), contract (an interval):—short, wind up.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4958 in the following manner: wind up (1x), short (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4958 in the following manner: wind up (1x), short (1x).

  1. to place together

    1. to draw together, contact

      1. to diminish

      2. to shorten, abridge

      3. the time has been drawn together into a brief compass, is shortened

    2. to roll together, wrap up, wrap around with bandages, etc., to enshroud

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
συστέλλω systéllō, soos-tel'-lo; from G4862 and G4724; to send (draw) together, i.e. enwrap (enshroud a corpse for burial), contract (an interval):—short, wind up.
STRONGS G4958:
συστέλλω: 1 aorist συνέστειλα; perfect passive participle συνεσταλμένος; properly, to place together;
a. to draw together, contact (τά ἱστία, Aristophanes ran. 999; τήν χεῖρα, Sir. 4:31; εἰς ὀλίγον συστέλλω, Theophrastus, de caus. plant. 1, 15, 1); to diminish (τήν δίαιταν, Isocrates, p. 280 d.; Dio Cassius, 39, 37); to shorten, abridge, passive, ὁ καιρός συνεσταλμένος ἐστιν, the time has been drawn together into a brief compass, is shortened, 1 Corinthians 7:29.
b. to roll together, wrap up, wrap round with bandages, etc., to enshroud (τινα πεπλοις, Euripides, Troad. 378): τινα, i. e. his corpse (for burial), Acts 5:6.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
5:6
1 Corinthians
7:29

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4958 matches the Greek συστέλλω (systellō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:6 - Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:29 - But let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short. So from now on, those with wives should not focus only on their marriage.
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