συστέλλω G4958

G4958 is the Greek word συστέλλω, transliterated systéllō. The King James Version most often renders it wound.

Word: συστέλλωTransliteration: systéllōLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

to send (draw) together, i.e. enwrap (enshroud a corpse for burial), contract (an interval).

from G4862 (σύν) and G4724 (στέλλω).

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

wound 1×up 1×short 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: short, wind up.

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

What does Strong's G4958 mean?

G4958 is the Greek word συστέλλω (systéllō), meaning to send (draw) together, i.e. enwrap (enshroud a corpse for burial), contract (an interval).

How is G4958 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it wound (1 time), up (1 time), short (1 time).

How many times does G4958 appear in the Bible?

συστέλλω (systéllō) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G4958 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from G4862 (σύν) and G4724 (στέλλω).