συστέλλω
systellō · wrap up, shorten
Greek word · Strong’s number G4958 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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systellō (συστέλλω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wrap up, shorten”.
Wrap up a body for burial; also shorten, draw together.
How to say it
sys·tel·lō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- For what remains to become brief.
- To bind a dead body in cloth for burial.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- shortened ×1
- wrapped ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 5:6
And the young men rose and wrapped him up, and carrying him out, buried him.
- 1 Corinthians 7:29
But this I say, brothers: the time is shortened; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,