Gloss
to cut short, shorten
Forms of the word
Dictionary
κολοβόω
Greek transliteration
koloboō
Simplified transliteration
koloboo
Principal Parts
-, ἐκολόβωσα, -, κεκολόβωμαι, ἐκολοβώθην
Numbers
Strong's number
2856
GK Number
3143
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(3)
Definition
in NT of time, to cut short, shorten, Mt. 24:22; Mk. 13:20*
Greek-English Concordance for κολοβόω
| Matthew 24:22 | And unless those days were shortened (ekolobōthēsan | ἐκολοβώθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl), no human being would survive. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened (kolobōthēsontai | κολοβωθήσονται | fut pass ind 3 pl). |
| Mark 13:20 | And unless the Lord had cut (ekolobōsen | ἐκολόβωσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) short the number of days, no one would survive; but on account of the elect, whom he chose, he cut (ekolobōsen | ἐκολόβωσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) short the days. |
