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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4932. συντέμνω (suntemnó) -- To cut short, to shorten</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4932.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/22-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4932.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4932</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4931.htm" title="4931">◄</a> 4932. suntemnó <a href="../greek/4933.htm" title="4933">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">suntemnó: To cut short, to shorten</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">συντέμνω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>suntemnó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>soon-TEM-no<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(soon-tem'-no)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To cut short, to shorten<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I cut short, bring to swift accomplishment, determine, decide.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From σύν (sun, "together") and τέμνω (temnó, "to cut")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "suntemnó," the concept of God shortening or hastening time can be related to Hebrew terms like קָצַר (qatsar, "to shorten") and חוּשׁ (chush, "to hasten").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "suntemnó" means to cut short or to shorten. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe the act of reducing or abbreviating something, often in terms of time or duration. This term conveys the idea of divine intervention to hasten or limit a period for a specific purpose.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of time was often associated with divine control and intervention. The idea of shortening time could be seen as an expression of divine mercy or judgment. In Jewish eschatological thought, the shortening of days was sometimes associated with the end times, where God would intervene to bring about His purposes swiftly.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4932</b> <i>syntémnō</i> (from <a href="/greek/4862.htm">4862</a> <i>/sýn</i>, "identity <i>with</i>" and <i>temnō</i>, "cut, divide") – properly, cut together with, which "limits or restricts the scope of" (Souter), i.e. to make "the shortest way possible" (J. Thayer). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/4932.htm">4932</a> <i>/syntémnō</i> ("to cut short, limit") is only used in Ro 9:28 (which is a quote from Is 10:23). This refers to God accomplishing His plan for the nation (land) of Israel and its people – <i>cutting short the time</i> for Antichrist has to ravage the Jews. See also the <i>HELPS</i> prophecy-guide in <i>The Discovery Bible</i>.</p><p class="discovery">Ro 9:28: "<smallcaps>for the lord will execute his word on the earth, </smallcaps><i><smallcaps>thoroughly and quickly</smallcaps></i> (<a href="/greek/4932.htm">4932</a> <i>/syntémnō</i>)" (<i>NASU</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> and the same as <a href="/greek/5114.htm">tomos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to cut in pieces<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>quickly (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4932: συντέμνω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">συντέμνω</span></span>; perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">συντετμημενος</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to cut to pieces</span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σύν</span></span>, II. 3). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to cut short</span>; metaphorically, <span class="accented">to despatch briefly, execute or finish quickly; to hasten</span> (<span class="greek2">συντέμνειν</span> namely, <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ὁδόν</span>, to take a short cut, go the shortest way, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 7, 123; namely, <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">λόγον</span>, to speak briefly, <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, Tro. 441; <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀποκρισεις</span>, to abridge, sum up, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Prot., p. 334 d.; <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">βραχεῖ</span> <span class="greek2">πολλούς</span> <span class="greek2">λόγους</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span> Thesm. 178): <span class="greek2">λόγον</span> (which see I. 2 b. <span class="greek2">α</span>.), to bring a prophecy or decree speedily to accomplishment, <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-28.htm">Romans 9:28</a>; <span class="greek2">λόγος</span> <span class="greek2">συντετμημενος</span>, <span class="accented">a short word,</span> i. e. an expedited prophecy or decree, ibid. (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading in brackets) (both instances from the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> of <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-23.htm">Isaiah 10:23</a>); cf. Fritzsche at the passage, vol. ii, p. 350.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cut short. <p>From <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> and the base of <a href="/greek/5114.htm">tomoteros</a>; to contract by cutting, i.e. (figuratively) do concisely (speedily) -- (cut) short. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5114.htm">tomoteros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>συνετμήθησαν συντεμνων συντέμνων συντετμημένα συντετμημένον συντετμημένου suntemnon suntemnōn syntemnon syntemnōn syntémnon syntémnōn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/9-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">συντελῶν καὶ <b>συντέμνων</b> ποιήσει Κύριος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> ON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY <span class="itali">AND QUICKLY.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">cut [it] short</span> in<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [he is] concluding and <span class="itali">without delay</span> will perform [the] Lord<p><b><a href="/greek/4932.htm">Strong's Greek 4932</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4932.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/suntemno_n_4932.htm">συντέμνων — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4931.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4931"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4931" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4933.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4933"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4933" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>