Greek

To wrap up

συστέλλωStrong’s G4958

sustellō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Sustellō is the Greek word usually translated “covered” and “shortened”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.”

Acts 5:6 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “covered” and “shortened”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

covered 1
shortened 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 1
1 Corinthians 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

1 Corinthians 7:29But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

Greek dictionary

συστέλλω sustellō · to wrap up

συν-στέλλω (Rec. συσ-), [in LXX: Jdg.8:28 11:33 (כָּנַע ni.), Sir.4:31, al. ;] 1. to draw together, contract, shorten: of time, 1Co.7:29. 2. to wrap up: of enshrouding a body for burial (Eur.), with accusative, Act.5:6.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “covered” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

COVERED, participle passive

Spread over; hid; concealed; clothed; vailed; having a hat on; wrapped; inclosed; sheltered; protected; disguised.

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.