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ὑποστολή

hupostolēshrinkingHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

ὑπο-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ

(ὑποστέλλω),

1. a letting down, lowering (Plut.).

2. a shrinking back (Hesych.): οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑποστολῆς (on the genitive, see Bl., § 35, 2), Hebrews 10:39.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

1 total
  1. Hebrews 10:39ὑποστολῆς · of [those who] shrink back
    But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.