Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G4958

συστέλλω

systello · /soos-tel'-lo/ — “contract”

draw together: shorten sail; draw in, contract; contract oneself, draw in; narrow parts; gathering together; contract, reduce; draw cowering together; to be moderate; retrench; deprive of all food and drink; humble…

Full entry

draw together: shorten sail; draw in, contract; contract oneself, draw in; narrow parts; gathering together; contract, reduce; draw cowering together; to be moderate; retrench; deprive of all food and drink; humble, abase; depress; to be lowered; cast down; lower; make; mean; pronounce; short; when shortened; are reduced; restricted; wrap closely up, shroud; wrapping our; close round us

Derivation: from σύν (together) + στέλλω (to set, arrange)