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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)
Dictionary Aids

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:22 - And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:20 - And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
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