Know the Word.

Greek word

systéllō

συστέλλω

What it means

to send together, i.e. enwrap, contract

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

Where it comes from

from sýn (σύν) and stéllō (στέλλω)

How the King James translates it

  • wound1
  • up1
  • short1

Every place it appears 3

Acts5:6
1 Corinthians7:29