To withdraw
ὑποστέλλωStrong’s G5288hupostellō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hupostellō is the Greek word usually translated “did shrink back”, “shrunk back” and “was drawing back”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,”
Meaning
Usually translated “did shrink back”, “shrunk back” and “was drawing back”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- i did shrink back 1
- i shrunk back 1
- he was drawing back 1
- he shall shrink back 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Galatians 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 20:27For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
- Galatians 2:12For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
- Hebrews 10:38Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Greek dictionary
ὑποστέλλω hupostellō · to withdraw
ὑπο-στέλλω [in LXX: Deu.1:17 (גּוּר), Job.13:8 (נָשָׂא פָּנִים), Hab.2:4 (עָפַל pu.), Hag.1:10 (כָּלָא), Exo.23:21, Wis.6:7, 3Ma.5:28 * ;] 1. to draw in, let down (ἱστίον, οὐράν, etc.). 2. to draw back, withdraw: ἑαυτόν, Gal.2:12 (Polyb., al.; see Lft., in l). Mid., to shrink or draw back: Heb.10:38 (LXX); before τοῦ, with inf., Act.20:27; οὐδέν, Act.20:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “withdraw” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WITHDRAW, verb transitive
[with and draw.]
- To take back; to take from.
- To recall; to cause to retire or leave; to call back or away.
All definitions and other forms of “withdraw”
WITHDRAW, verb intransitive
To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place. We withdrew from the company at ten oclock.
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.