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GreekG5288Verb

ὑποστέλλω

hupostellō

4Occurrences
G5288Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to withhold under (out of sight), i.e. (reflexively) to cower or shrink, (figuratively) to conceal (reserve)

from G5259 (ὑπό) and G4724 (στέλλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to draw in, let down (ἱστίον, οὐράν, etc.).
2.to draw back, withdraw
LXX: (גּוּר), (נָשָׂא פָּנִים), (עָפַל pu.), (כָּלָא), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ὑποστέλλω appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2
Galatians
1
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

Acts 20:20BSB

I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,

Acts 20:27BSB

For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

Galatians 2:12BSB

For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

Hebrews 10:38BSB

But My righteous one will live by faith;and if he shrinks back,I will take no pleasure in him.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.