verb

stellemō

Greekστέλλομαι (stellomai)

Strong’sG4724

I arrange, take care, withdraw from

stem stell-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

avoid1×keep away1×

What it means

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 *;]

1. prop., to set, place, arrange, fit out; hence, mid., to set oneself for, prepare (Wi, II Mac, ll. c.).

2. to bring together, gather up (in Hom. of furling sails), hence to restrain, check; mid., to restrain or withdraw oneself, hold aloof, avoid: II Co 8:20; seq. ἀπό, II Th 3:6

(cf. ἀπο-, ἐξ-απο-, συν-απο-, δια-, ἐπι-, κατα-, συ(ν)-, ὑπο-στέλλω).†

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.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
stellerōστέλλεσθαι	happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive	keep away	1×
stellerōtoisστελλόμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent middle 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	stellemō	stelleme	stellemi	stellema	stellemē	stellemelē
you 2nd person singular	stellesō	stellese	stellesi	stellesa	stellesē	stelleselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	stelletō	stellete	stelleti	stelleta	stelletē	stelletelē
we 1st person plural	stellenō	stellene	stelleni	stellena	stellenē	stellenelē
ye 2nd person plural	stellevō	stelleve	stellevi	stelleva	stellevē	stellevelē
they 3rd person plural	stellelō	stellele	stelleli	stellela	stellelē	stellelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	stellemeiō	stellemeia	stellemeiē
you 2nd person singular	stelleseiō	stelleseia	stelleseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	stelleteiō	stelleteia	stelleteiē
we 1st person plural	stelleneiō	stelleneia	stelleneiē
ye 2nd person plural	stelleveiō	stelleveia	stelleveiē
they 3rd person plural	stelleleiō	stelleleia	stelleleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	stellesōr	stellesar	stellesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	stelletōr	stelletar	stelletēr
ye 2nd person plural	stellevōr	stellevar	stellevēr
they 3rd person plural	stellelōr	stellelar	stellelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	stellemoiō	stellemoia
you 2nd person singular	stellesoiō	stellesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	stelletoiō	stelletoia
we 1st person plural	stellenoiō	stellenoia
ye 2nd person plural	stellevoiō	stellevoia
they 3rd person plural	stelleloiō	stelleloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	stellerō1×στέλλεσθαι	stelleri	stellera	stellerē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	stellerōtos1×	stelleritos	stelleratos	stellerētos

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

stellstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

stell 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

stellerō“keep away”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×

2 Thessalonians 3:6“keep away”Parangellanō de vi, adelfoir, en onome tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou stellerō vin apo pantou adelfou ataktōs peripatarōtou kai mē kata tan paradosian han paralambala para nu.Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

stellerōtois“avoid”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×

2 Corinthians 8:20“avoid”stellerōtois houtem mē tinos nin mōmeteia en ta hadrota houta ta diakonirōta hupo nu,We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.