What does συστέλλω (systéllō) mean in the Bible?
συστέλλω (systéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to wrap up".
Greek · G4958
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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4958?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include short (1), wrapped up (1).
Where does συστέλλω (systéllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 5:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It short 1× 1 Corinthians 7:29
wrapped up 1× Acts 5:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 5:6
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
συνεσταλμένος 1x synestalmenos 1 Corinthians 7:29
συνέστειλαν 1x synesteilan Acts 5:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 5:6
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 7:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to wrap up
Strong's G4958
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to wrap up
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 5:6 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
συνέστειλαν sunesteilan
I shorten, swathe
Read verse 1 Corinthians 7:29 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συνεσταλμένος· sunestalmenov
I shorten, swathe
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
συστέλλω is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain