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verb

sustellamō

Greekσυστέλλω (sustellō)

Strong’sG4958

I shorten, swathe

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

Translated as

shortwrapped … up

What it means

συν-στέλλω

(Rec. συσ-), [in LXX: Jg 8:28 11:33 (כּנע ni.), Si 4:31, al.;]

1. to draw together, contract, shorten: of time, I Co 7:29.
2. to wrap up: of enshrouding a body for burial (Eur.), c. acc., Ac 5:6.†

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

Strong’s G4958 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoos-tel'-lo

to send (draw) together, i.e. enwrap (enshroud a corpse for burial), contract (an interval)

Fromfrom G4862 and G4724;

King Jamesshort, wind up.

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
sustellalaσυνέστειλανhappened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person pluralwrapped … up
sustellirētosσυνεσταλμένοςhas happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular masculineshort

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, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularsustellamōsustellamesustellamisustellamasustellamēsustellamelē
you 2nd person singularsustellasōsustellasesustellasisustellasasustellasēsustellaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsustellatōsustellatesustellatisustellatasustellatēsustellatelē
we 1st person pluralsustellanōsustellanesustellanisustellanasustellanēsustellanelē
ye 2nd person pluralsustellavōsustellavesustellavisustellavasustellavēsustellavelē
they 3rd person pluralsustellalōsustellalesustellalisustellalaσυνέστειλανsustellalēsustellalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularsustellimōsustellimesustellimisustellimasustellimēsustellimelē
you 2nd person singularsustellisōsustellisesustellisisustellisasustellisēsustelliselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsustellitōsustellitesustellitisustellitasustellitēsustellitelē
we 1st person pluralsustellinōsustellinesustellinisustellinasustellinēsustellinelē
ye 2nd person pluralsustellivōsustellivesustellivisustellivasustellivēsustellivelē
they 3rd person pluralsustellilōsustellilesustellilisustellilasustellilēsustellilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularsustellameiōsustellameiasustellameiē
you 2nd person singularsustellaseiōsustellaseiasustellaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsustellateiōsustellateiasustellateiē
we 1st person pluralsustellaneiōsustellaneiasustellaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralsustellaveiōsustellaveiasustellaveiē
they 3rd person pluralsustellaleiōsustellaleiasustellaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularsustellimeiōsustellimeiasustellimeiē
you 2nd person singularsustelliseiōsustelliseiasustelliseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsustelliteiōsustelliteiasustelliteiē
we 1st person pluralsustellineiōsustellineiasustellineiē
ye 2nd person pluralsustelliveiōsustelliveiasustelliveiē
they 3rd person pluralsustellileiōsustellileiasustellileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularsustellasōrsustellasarsustellasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularsustellatōrsustellatarsustellatēr
ye 2nd person pluralsustellavōrsustellavarsustellavēr
they 3rd person pluralsustellalōrsustellalarsustellalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularsustellisōrsustellisarsustellisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularsustellitōrsustellitarsustellitēr
ye 2nd person pluralsustellivōrsustellivarsustellivēr
they 3rd person pluralsustellilōrsustellilarsustellilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularsustellamoiōsustellamoia
you 2nd person singularsustellasoiōsustellasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularsustellatoiōsustellatoia
we 1st person pluralsustellanoiōsustellanoia
ye 2nd person pluralsustellavoiōsustellavoia
they 3rd person pluralsustellaloiōsustellaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularsustellimoiōsustellimoia
you 2nd person singularsustellisoiōsustellisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularsustellitoiōsustellitoia
we 1st person pluralsustellinoiōsustellinoia
ye 2nd person pluralsustellivoiōsustellivoia
they 3rd person pluralsustelliloiōsustelliloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicesustellarōsustellarisustellarasustellarē
acted on passive voicesustellirōsustellirisustellirasustellirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicesustellarōtossustellaritossustellaratossustellarētos
acted on passive voicesustellirōtossustelliritossustelliratossustellirētosσυνεσταλμένος

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
sustellstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

sustell 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

sustellala“wrapped … up”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural

Acts 5:6“wrapped … up”anistanaratois de tois neoterois sustellala auton kai ekferaratois thaptala.Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

sustellirētos“short”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular masculine

1 Corinthians 7:29“short”houtem de fēamō, adelfoir, tos kairos sustellirētos atō; tem loipem hina kai tois echarōtois gunaikain hōs mē echarōtois aleiō,What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;