στέλλω stellō · G4724
to avoid
στέλλω ; [in LXX (mid.): Mal.2:5 (חָתַת ni.), Pro.31:24 (26), Wis.7:14 14:1, 2Ma.5:1, 3Ma.1:19 3Mac 4:11 * ; ] ; 1. prop., to set, place, arrange, fit out; hence, mid., to set oneself for, prepare (Wis, xi Mac, ll. with). ; 2. to bring together, gather up (in Hom. of furling sails), hence to restrain, check; mid., to restrain or withdraw oneself, hold aloof, avoid: 2Co.8:20; before ἀπό, 2Th.3:6 ; (cf. ἀπο-, ἐξ-απο-, συν-απο-, δια-, ἐπι-, κατα-, συ(ν)-, ὑπο-στέλλω).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
στέλλω, ; []: future στελῶ [], Epic dialect στελέω []: aorist ἔστειλα [], Epic dialect στεῖλα []: perfect ἔσταλκα []: pluperfect ἐστάλκει []:—middle, []: future στελοῦμαι []: aorist ἐστειλάμην, Epic dialect στειλ-, [], etc.:—passive, future στᾰλήσομαι []aorist ἐστάλθην (in compound ἀποσταλθέντες) []; more frequently ἐστάλην [ᾰ], []: perfect ἔσταλμαι []: pluperfect ἐστάλμην [], 3rd.pers. plural ἐστάλατο []; ἐσταλάδατο and ἐστελάδατο uncertain linesin []:—make ready, οὓς ἑτάρους στέλλοντα καὶ …
Where it's used 2 times
2 Corinthians 8:20 · 2 Thessalonians 3:6
Source: TBESG G4724; TFLSJ G4724
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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