ὑποστέλλωhypostéllō
to withhold under (out of sight), i.e. (reflexively) to cower or shrink, (figuratively) to conceal (reserve)
Greek (New Testament) · G5288
Meanings
1. to draw in, let down (ἱστίον, οὐράν, etc.).
2. to draw back, withdraw: ἑαυτόν, Galatians 2:12. Mid., to shrink or draw back: Hebrews 10:38 (LXX); followed by τοῦ, with infinitive, Acts 20:27; οὐδέν, Acts 20:20.
Same root
- ὑπόhypó · G5259under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
- στέλλωstéllō · G4724properly, to set fast ("stall"), i.e. (figuratively) to repress (reflexively, abstain from associating with)
- ὑποστολήhypostolḗ · G5289shrinkage (timidity), i.e. (by implication) apostasy
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 20:20 I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes.
- Acts 20:27 for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.
- Galatians 2:12 When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision.
- Hebrews 10:38 And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.