συστέλλω,
draw together: shorten sail, συστείλας ἄκροισι χρώμενος τοῖς ἱστίοις [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 999 (Lyric poetry): Comedy texts _metaphorically_, συστείλας γε τοὺς ἀλλᾶντας εἶτ᾽ ἀφήσω κατὰ κῦμ᾽ ἐμαυτὸν οὔριον [prev. author] “Eq.” 432 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; draw in, contract, of the mouth, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 22 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. ἑαυτόν, of a snake, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 594a19; σ. καὶ προβάλλειν τὴν γλῶτταν [prev. author] “PA” 660a23 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; σ. τὸ πρόσωπον, so as to express disgust, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMeretr.” 13.5 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of soldiers, σ. τινὰς εἰς τὸ τεῖχος, εἴσω τοῦ χάρακος ἑαυτούς, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Sulla” 9, “Cam.” 34 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]:— passive, contract oneself, draw in, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Motu Animalium” 701b15, “Pr.” 949a17, 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.7; τὸν ἀέρα.. τυποῦσθαι συστελλόμενον ὑπὸ τοῦ ὁρωμένου καὶ τοῦ ὁρῶντος 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Sensu” 50; συνέσταλται.. τὸ θερμόν [prev. author] “Ign.” 13; σ. εἰς ὀλίγον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aristides” 14; εἰς μεῖόν τι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Vectigalibus” 4.3 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τρίβωνα ῥᾳδίως συστέλλομαι[[ (compare below 11) 4th c.BC: Crates Thebanus Poeta Philosophus 16; ἐς βραχύ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Icar.” 12; τοῖς ὄγκοις συνεσταλμένοι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 4.20 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; βραχίονας καὶ καρποὺς.. ἐν τοῖς συνεσταλμένοις ἀποδεσμεύειν at the narrow parts, [[ 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.693] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; -όμεναι ὥσπερ ὄρνιθες gathering together, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.565e] Refs 1st c.AD+]; compare συνεσταλμένως.