ὑποστέλλω hypostéllō
Meaning
to withhold under (out of sight), i.e. (reflexively) to cower or shrink, (figuratively) to conceal (reserve)
In the King James Version: draw (keep) back, shun, withdraw
Derivation: from G5259 (ὑπό) and G4724 (στέλλω);
Where it is used
- Acts 20:20 I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
- Acts 20:27 For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
- Galatians 2:12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
- Hebrews 10:38 But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”