Strong's Lexicon
G2856
G2856 — κολοβόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2856 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κολοβόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of the base of G2849 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | koloboo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kol-ob-oh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to dock 2. (figuratively) abridge |
| KJV Renderings: | shorten |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κολοβόω, κολοβω: 1 aorist ἐκολοβωσα; passive, 1 aorist ἐκολοβωθην; 1 future κολοβωθήσομαι; (from κολοβός lopped, mutilated); to cut off (τάς χεῖρας, 2Sa 4:12; τούς πόδας, Aristotle, h. a. 1, 1 (p. 487, 24); τήν ῤῖνα, Diodorus 1, 78); to mutilate (Polybius 1, 80, 13); hence in the N. T. of time (Vulg.brevio) to shorten, abridge, curtail: Mat 24:22; Mar 13:20.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κολοβόω (shorten)
Matthew 24:22
- KJV: And except those days should be shortened there should no flesh be saved but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened
- GK: και ει εκολοβώθησαν αι ημέραι εκείναι ουκ αν εσώθη πάσα σαρξ διά δε τους εκλεκτούς κολοβωθήσονται αι ημέραι εκείναι
Mark 13:20