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συστέλλω

Transliteration: sustello · verb

2x in NTFirst: Acts 5:6
MeaningI shorten, swathe
Part of speechverb
Frequency2x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsσυνέστειλαν, συνεσταλμένος
Example versesActs 5:6 · 1Cor 7:29
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What kind of word is συστέλλω?

συστέλλω (sustello) is a verb that occurs 2 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I shorten, swathe” and first appears in Acts 5:6.

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