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Lexicon :: Strong's G2856 - koloboō

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κολοβόω
Transliteration
koloboō (Key)
Pronunciation
kol-ob-o'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of the base of κολάζω (G2849)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:823,452

Strong’s Definitions

κολοβόω kolobóō, kol-ob-o'-o; from a derivative of the base of G2849; to dock, i.e. (figuratively) abridge:—shorten.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2856 in the following manner: shorten (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2856 in the following manner: shorten (4x).

  1. to mutilate

  2. in NT: to shorten, abridge, curtail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κολοβόω kolobóō, kol-ob-o'-o; from a derivative of the base of G2849; to dock, i.e. (figuratively) abridge:—shorten.
STRONGS G2856:
κολοβόω, κολοβω: 1 aorist ἐκολοβωσα; passive, 1 aorist ἐκολοβωθην; 1 future κολοβωθήσομαι; (from κολοβός lopped, mutilated); to cut off (τάς χεῖρας, 2 Samuel 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: Matthew 24:22; Mark 13:20.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
4:12
Matthew
24:22
Mark
13:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2856 matches the Greek κολοβόω (koloboō),
which occurs 4 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:22 - “And unless those days had been cut G2856 short G2856, no [fn]life would have been saved; but for the sake of the [fn]elect those days will be cut G2856 short G2856.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:20 - “And unless the Lord had shortened G2856 those days, no [fn]life would have been saved; but for the sake of the [fn]elect, whom He chose, He shortened G2856 the days.
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