Strong's Greek · G4724

G4724 stéllō

στέλλω

stel'-lo

to avoid

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stéllō appears twice in Scripture, in 2 Corinthians 8:20 and 2 Thessalonians 3:6. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

properly, to set fast ("stall"), i.e. (figuratively) to repress (reflexively, abstain from associating with)

In the King James Version

avoid, withdraw self

Derivation

probably strengthened from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

2 Corinthians 8:20

“We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.”

2 Thessalonians 3:6

“Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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