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συστέλλω

To wrap up

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συστέλλω G4958
Pronunciation systéllō

What does συστέλλω (systéllō) mean in the Bible?

συστέλλω (systéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to wrap up". συν-στέλλω (Rec.

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Meaning

to wrap up
Extended definition

(Rec. συσ-), [in LXX: Jdg.8:28 11:33 (כָּנַע ni.), Sir.4:31, al. ;]

1to draw together, contract, shorten: of time, 1Co.7:29.
2to wrap up: of enshrouding a body for burial (Eur.), with accusative, Act.5:6.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Perfect
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 5:6 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive 1 Cor 7:29 1×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Acts 5:6 συνέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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