Word study · Greek
hypostéllō
to draw back, to shrink
Say it: hoop-os-TEL-lo (approximate)
ὑποστέλλω
What it means
To pull back, to withdraw (as a sailor lowers a sail), often out of fear. In 2:12, Peter "drew back and separated himself" from the Gentile believers when the men from James came.
Range of meaning
- Draw backRetreat.
- Shrink fromHold back out of fear.
In Galatians
- Chapter 2
"He drew back and separated himself" (2:12).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5288 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources