- Transliteration: Hupostello

- Phonetic: hoop-os-tel'-lo

- Definition:

1. to draw back, let down, lower

a. to withdraw: of a timid person

2. to withdraw one's self, i.e. to be timid, to cover, shrink

a. of those who from timidity hesitate to avow what they believe

b. to be unwilling to utter from fear

c. to shrink from declaring, to conceal, dissemble

- Origin: from G5259" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5259 and G4724" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4724

- TDNT entry: 16:57,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G5259" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5259 and G4724" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4724; to withhold under (out of sight) that is (reflexively) to cower or shrink (figuratively) to conceal (reserve): - draw (keep) back shun withdraw.