verb
stelomō
Strong’sG4724
I arrange, take care, withdraw from
stem stel-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
στέλλω
[in LXX (mid.): Ma 2:5 (חתת ni.), Pr 31:24 (26), Wi 7:14 14:1, II Mac 5:1, III Mac 1:19 4:11 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4724 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstel'-lo
properly, to set fast ("stall"), i.e. (figuratively) to repress (reflexively, abstain from associating with)
Fromprobably strengthened from the base of G2476;
King Jamesavoid, withdraw self.
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
Refs 8th c.BC+: future στελῶ Refs 5th c.BC+, Epic dialect στελέω Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἔστειλα Refs 5th c.BC+, Epic dialect στεῖλα Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ἔσταλκα Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐστάλκει Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 8th c.BC+: future στελοῦμαι Refs 3rd c.BC+: aorist ἐστειλάμην, Epic dialect στειλ-, Refs 8th c.BC+, etc.:—passive, future στᾰλήσομαι Refs 4th c.BC+aorist ἐστάλθην (in compound ἀποσταλθέντες) Refs 8th c.BC+; more frequently ἐστάλην [ᾰ], Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἔσταλμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐστάλμην Refs 2nd c.AD+, 3rd.pers. plural ἐστάλατο Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐσταλάδατο and ἐστελάδατο uncertain linesin Refs 5th c.BC+:—make ready, οὓς ἑτάρους στέλλοντα καὶ ὀτρύνοντα μάχεσθαι Refs 8th c.BC+; νῆα σ. rig or fit her out, Refs 8th c.BC+, fit out an armament, get it ready, Refs 5th c.BC+ furnish with, array in, a garment, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. ἕλκος dress it, Refs 5th c.BC+; bury, ἐνὶ γαίῃ σ. Refs 3rd c.BC+ —middle, στεῖλαί νυν ἀμφὶ χρωτὶ.. πέπλους put on robes, Refs 5th c.BC+ having dressed themselves in.. , Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, fit oneself out, get ready, ἄλλοι δὲ στέλλεσθε do you others prepare (to compete in the games), Refs 8th c.BC+: followed by a preposition, ἐσταλμένος ἐπὶ πόλεμον Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς ἄγραν, ἐπ᾽ ἄγρην, Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, ἐστέλλετο ἀπιέναι he prepared to go, Refs 5th c.BC+
II dispatch, send, ἐς οἶκον πάλιν Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle and passive, set out, or (especially in aorist 2 passive) journey, Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative cognate, ὁδὸν στέλλεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ γῆν (variant{γῆς}) Refs 5th c.BC+begone! Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, to be sent, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 active intransitive in sense of the passive (in Refs 5th c.BC+, prepare to go, start, set forth, ἔστελλε ἐς ἀποικίην Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 middle, set out upon a task, στέλλεσθαι πρός τι Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸ δὴ τοῦτο στελλώμεθ; Refs 5th c.BC+
III summon, fetch, bring a person to a place, Refs 5th c.BC+; [ἐμπορίαν] Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, σ᾽ ἂν οἴκους τοὺς ἐμοὺς ἐστειλάμην I would have sent for thee.., Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs
III.b ἡ ὁδὸς εἰς Κόρινθον στέλλει leads to Corinth, Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV gather up, make compact, especially as a nautical term, furl, take in, ἱστία.. στεῖλαν Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, ἱστία μὲν στείλαντο Refs 8th c.BC+; so ἐπιστολάδην δὲ χιτῶνας ἐστάλατο they girded up, tucked up their clothes to work, Refs 8th c.BC+
IV.2 check, Refs 4th c.BC+; repress, Refs 1st c.AD+:—middle, Refs 2nd c.BC+; λόγον στειλώμεθα draw in, shorten our words, i.e. not speak out the whole truth, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τὸ συμβεβηκός hush it up, Refs 2nd c.BC+; πρόσωπον στέλλεσθαι draw up one's face, look rueful, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.3 in Medicine texts, bind, make costive, τὰ στέλλοντα astringents, opposed to τὰ καθαίροντα, Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, φλέβες στέλλονται shrink up, Refs 2nd c.BC+
IV.4 middle, restrict one's diet, οὔτ᾽ ἂν ἀπόσχοιντο ὧν ἐπιθυμέουσιν, οὔτε στείλαιντο (variant{ὑποστ-}) Refs 5th c.BC+; στελλόμενοι τοῦτο avoiding this, NT; probably I.-Refs 5th c.BC+ sq[uglide]el-. but not found in cognate languages; I.-Refs 5th c.BC+ st(h)el- is probably found in OSlavonic st[icaron]lati 'spread out', Latin lātus (from *stlātus) 'broad', with which στέλλω may be cognate)
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.
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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 it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| stelorōστέλλεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | keep away | 1× |
| stelorōntoisστελλόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | avoid | 1× |
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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stelomō | stelome | stelomē | stelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | stelosō | stelose | stelosē | steloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stelotō | stelote | stelotē | stelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | stelonō | stelone | stelonē | stelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stelovō | stelove | stelovē | stelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | stelolō | stelole | stelolē | stelolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stelomeiō | stelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | steloseiō | steloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | steloteiō | steloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | steloneiō | steloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | steloveiō | steloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | steloleiō | steloleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | stelosōr | stelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stelotōr | stelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | stelovōr | stelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | stelolōr | stelolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | stelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | stelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | stelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | steloloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | stelorō1×στέλλεσθαι | stelorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | stelorōntos1× | stelorēntos |
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
stel 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
stelorō“keep away”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
2 Thessalonians 3:6… onome tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou stelorō vin apo pantou adelfou ataktōs peripatarōntou …… of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an …
stelorōntois“avoid”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 8:20stelorōntois houtem mē tinos nin mōmeteia en …We want to avoid any criticism of the way we …