To avoid
στέλλωStrong’s G4724stellō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stellō is the Greek word usually translated “avoiding” and “are to withdraw”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.”
Meaning
Usually translated “avoiding” and “are to withdraw”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- avoiding 1
- are to withdraw 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 2 Thessalonians 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
στέλλω stellō · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “avoid” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AVOID', verb intransitive
To retire; to withdraw.
- “David avoided out of his presence. [Improper.]” 1 Samuel 18:11
- To become void, vacant or empty.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.