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verb

Greekὑποστέλλω (hupostellō)
Biblang

hupostelomō

Strong’sG5288

I draw back, conceal

stem hupostel-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

ὑπο-στέλλω

[in LXX: De 1:17 (גּוּר), Jb 13:8 (נָשָׂא פָּנִים), Hb 2:4 (עָפַל pu.), Hg 1:10 (כָּלָא), Ex 23:21, Wi 6:7, III Mac 5:20 *;]

1. to draw in, let down (ἱστίον, οὐράν, etc.).
2. to draw back, withdraw: ἑαυτόν, Ga 2:12 (Polyb., al.; v. Lft., in l.). Mid., to shrink or draw back: He 10:38 (LXX); seq. τοῦ, c. inf., Ac 20:27; οὐδέν, ib. 20.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5288 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhoop-os-tel'-lo

to withhold under (out of sight), i.e. (reflexively) to cower or shrink, (figuratively) to conceal (reserve)

Fromfrom G5259 and G4724;

King Jamesdraw (keep) back, shun, withdraw.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
ὑποστέλλω,
draw in, contract, ὑπέστειλ᾽ ἱστίον made him furl his sail, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τὴν οὐράν tuck down the tail, of dogs, Refs 1st c.AD+; τοῖς δακτύλοις ὑπεσταλμένοις with closed fingers, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 reduce, in passive, to be reduced, ὑποστέλλεται τὸ πλῆθος (i.e. τῆς καθάρσεως) Refs 2nd c.AD+; to be limited, τῷ λεχθέντι ἀριθμῷ Refs 1st c.AD+
3 draw back for shelter, ὑπὸ βουνόν τινα τοὺς ἱππεῖς Refs 2nd c.BC+; ὑ. ἑαυτόν shelter oneself behind, τινι or ὑπό τι, Refs 2nd c.BC+; with ἑαυτόν omitted, NT+3rd c.AD+
3.b cover, τᾷδ᾽ ὑπεστάλη κόνει (in a dog's epitaph) Refs 3rd c.BC+
4 intransitive, to be reduced in size, Refs 3rd c.BC+; to be subordinate, οὐδενὶ ἑτέρῳ Refs 1st c.AD+
5 draw back, φασὶ τοὺς θορυβώδεις καὶ προυνίκους ὑποστέλλειν αὐτοῦ τῇ παρόδῳ drew back to let him pass, Refs 3rd c.AD+; of troops, ὑπεσταλκότες a little in the rear, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἔχειν ὑπεσταλκότας ταῖς ῥαξὶν τοὺς ὄνυχας have the nails not projecting beyond the finger-tips, Refs 2nd c.AD+
6 take away, remove, in passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+; to be excepted, Refs
7 belong, with dative, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τῇ συγγραφοδιαθήκῃ Refs 2nd c.AD+; τῷ νυνὶ ἀμφοδογραμματεῖ, i.e. fall within his authority, Refs 3rd c.AD+; to be subjected, ποιναῖς πρός τινος Refs 6th c.AD+
II in middle, place restrictions on oneself or another, reduce diet, Refs 5th c.BC+: with genitive, abstain from, τῆς τροφῆς Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 avoid, χειμῶνα Refs 5th c.BC+; shrink from, οὐδένα.. κίνδυνον Refs 3rd c.BC+; τι τῶν ἀγαθῶν πρὸς τὸ μὴ εἶναι αὐτῷ Refs 4th c.BC+; ὁ μηδὲν ὑποστειλάμενος πρὸς ὕβριν one who has stuck at nothing, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 shrink before, hold in undue awe, τὴν Δημάδου δύναμιν LXX+4th c.BC+; ὑποστείλασθαί τι δεῖ πρὸς τὸν τοιοῦτον ὑμᾶς καὶ αἰσχυνθῆνα; need you hold back.. ? Refs 4th c.BC+; draw back, NT
II.4 ὑποστέλλεσθαι λόγῳ place restrictions on oneself in speech, Refs 5th c.BC+; without λόγῳ, refrain from saying, οὐ μὴν οἶμαι δεῖν.. ὑποστείλασθαι περὶ ὧν ὑμῖν συμφέρειν ἡγοῦμαι NT+5th c.BC+; οὐδὲν or μηδὲν ὑποστειλάμενος with no reserve, Refs 5th c.BC+; make reservations, Refs 5th c.BC+; περὶ τῶν μόσχων,.. οὗ ἕνεκεν ὑπεσταλμένοι εἰσίν uncertain meaning in Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.5 ={διαλανθάνω}, delitesco, Refs 2nd c.AD+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

shrink2×shrinks back1×withdrew1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
hupostelateὑπέστελλενwas happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singularwithdrew1×
hupostelemaὑπεστειλάμηνhappened · Iaorist middle indicative 1st person singularshrink2×
huposteleteiaὑποστείληταιhappened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singularshrinks back1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularhupostelamōhupostelamehupostelamihupostelamahupostelamēhupostelamelē
you 2nd person singularhupostelasōhupostelasehupostelasihupostelasahupostelasēhupostelaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhupostelatōhupostelate1×ὑπέστελλενhupostelatihupostelatahupostelatēhupostelatelē
we 1st person pluralhupostelanōhupostelanehupostelanihupostelanahupostelanēhupostelanelē
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelavōhupostelavehupostelavihupostelavahupostelavēhupostelavelē
they 3rd person pluralhupostelalōhupostelalehupostelalihupostelalahupostelalēhupostelalelē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularhupostelomōhupostelomehupostelomēhupostelomelē
you 2nd person singularhupostelosōhupostelosehupostelosēhuposteloselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhupostelotōhupostelotehupostelotēhupostelotelē
we 1st person pluralhupostelonōhupostelonehupostelonēhupostelonelē
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelovōhupostelovehupostelovēhupostelovelē
they 3rd person pluralhupostelolōhupostelolehupostelolēhupostelolelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personwill happen futurehappened aorist
I 1st person singularhupostelemihupostelema2×ὑπεστειλάμην
you 2nd person singularhupostelesihupostelesa
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuposteletihuposteleta
we 1st person pluralhupostelenihupostelena
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelevihuposteleva
they 3rd person pluralhupostelelihupostelela
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularhupostelameiōhupostelameiahupostelameiē
you 2nd person singularhupostelaseiōhupostelaseiahupostelaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhupostelateiōhupostelateiahupostelateiē
we 1st person pluralhupostelaneiōhupostelaneiahupostelaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelaveiōhupostelaveiahupostelaveiē
they 3rd person pluralhupostelaleiōhupostelaleiahupostelaleiē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularhupostelomeiōhupostelomeiē
you 2nd person singularhuposteloseiōhuposteloseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuposteloteiōhuposteloteiē
we 1st person pluralhuposteloneiōhuposteloneiē
ye 2nd person pluralhuposteloveiōhuposteloveiē
they 3rd person pluralhuposteloleiōhuposteloleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularhupostelemeia
you 2nd person singularhuposteleseia
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuposteleteia1×ὑποστείληται
we 1st person pluralhuposteleneia
ye 2nd person pluralhuposteleveia
they 3rd person pluralhuposteleleia
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularhupostelasōrhupostelasarhupostelasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularhupostelatōrhupostelatarhupostelatēr
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelavōrhupostelavarhupostelavēr
they 3rd person pluralhupostelalōrhupostelalarhupostelalēr

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularhupostelosōrhupostelosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularhupostelotōrhupostelotēr
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelovōrhupostelovēr
they 3rd person pluralhupostelolōrhupostelolēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
you 2nd person singularhupostelesar
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuposteletar
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelevar
they 3rd person pluralhupostelelar
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularhupostelamoiōhupostelamoia
you 2nd person singularhupostelasoiōhupostelasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularhupostelatoiōhupostelatoia
we 1st person pluralhupostelanoiōhupostelanoia
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelavoiōhupostelavoia
they 3rd person pluralhupostelaloiōhupostelaloia

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularhupostelomoiō
you 2nd person singularhupostelosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularhupostelotoiō
we 1st person pluralhupostelonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelovoiō
they 3rd person pluralhuposteloloiō

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularhupostelemoia
you 2nd person singularhupostelesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuposteletoia
we 1st person pluralhupostelenoia
ye 2nd person pluralhupostelevoia
they 3rd person pluralhuposteleloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicehupostelarōhupostelarihupostelarahupostelarē
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicehupostelorōhupostelorē
acts on or for itself middle voicehupostelerihupostelera
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicehupostelarōntoshupostelarintoshupostelarantoshupostelarēntos
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicehupostelorōntoshupostelorēntos
acts on or for itself middle voicehupostelerintoshupostelerantos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
hupostelstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

hupostel is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

hupostelate“withdrew”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Galatians 2:12“withdrew”… teiu ethneiu sunesthiate; hote de erchala, hupostelate kai aforizate heauton, foborōntos toin ek …… used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

hupostelema“shrink”happened · Iaorist middle indicative 1st person singular2×

Acts 20:20hōs oudenem hupostelema teiu sumferarōnteiu teu mē anangelara vi …I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was …

Acts 20:27ouk gar hupostelema teu mē anangelara pantan tan boulan …For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the …

huposteleteia“shrinks back”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

Hebrews 10:38… mu ek pistiau zōeti, kai ean huposteleteia, ouk eudokatō tas psuchas mu en …… live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in …