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Koine Greek wordlink #137570

SR GNT 2Th 3:6 στέλλεσθαι (stellesthai) ‘of us Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah to_be avoiding you_all from every’ Strongs=47240 Lemma=stellō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=middle

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Only use of identical word form στέλλεσθαι (V-NPM····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘στέλλεσθαι’ (V-NPM····) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be avoiding’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘stellō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘to_be avoiding’, ‘avoiding’.

Greek words (3) other than στέλλεσθαι (V-NPM····) with a gloss related to ‘avoiding’

2COR 8:20 στελλόμενοι (stellomenoi) V-PPM·NMP ‘avoiding this lest anyone’ SR GNT 2Cor 8:20 word 1

2TIM 2:16 περιΐστασο (periistaso) V-MPM2··S Lemma=periistēmi ‘and profane empty_babblings be avoiding on more for’ SR GNT 2Tim 2:16 word 5

TIT 3:9 περιΐστασο (periistaso) V-MPM2··S Lemma=periistēmi ‘and quarrels legal be avoiding they are for unprofitable’ SR GNT Tit 3:9 word 12

Key: V=verb