G2687: καταστέλλω
katastéllō · “to quiet”
Definition
to put down, i.e. quell
KJV translates it as: appease, quiet
Extended definition
κατα-στέλλω
[in LXX: 2Ma.4:31, 3Ma.6:1 * ;]
1. to let down, lower.
2. to keep down, restrain: with accusative, Act.19:35-36 †
(AS)
[in LXX: 2Ma.4:31, 3Ma.6:1 * ;]
1. to let down, lower.
2. to keep down, restrain: with accusative, Act.19:35-36 †
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2687 is translated
- having calmed ×1
- quietened ×1
Bible verses with G2687 (katastéllō)
Katastéllō appears in 2 verses.
- Acts 19:35
And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
- Acts 19:36
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.