Strongs Number: G4958
- Greek Word
- συστέλλω
- Transliteration
- sustellō
- Phonetic
- soos-tel'-lo
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to send (draw) together that is enwrap (enshroud a corpse for burial) contract (an interval)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. to place together
a. to draw together, contact
1. to diminish
2. to shorten, abridge
3. the time has been drawn together into a brief compass, is shortened
b. to roll together, wrap up, wrap around with bandages, etc., to enshroud
- Origin
- From G4862 and G4724
- Bible Usage
- short wind up.