Greek · Strong's G2856
κολοβόω
kolobookol-ob-o'-o
to dock, i.e. (figuratively) abridge
1890 spelling: kolobóō
- κ20
- ο70
- λ30
- ο70
- β2
- ο70
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,062
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to dock, i.e. (figuratively) abridge
Rendered in the KJV as
shorten.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἐκολόβωσεν2
- ἐκολοβώθησαν1
- κολοβωθήσονται1
How it is rendered · 4
- He has shortened1
- shortened1
- was shortened1
- will be shortened1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · future passive, statement · 3rd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3S · 2
- V-API-3P · 1
- V-FPI-3P · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 24:22ἐκολοβώθησανekolobōthēsanverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person pluralIf those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.here: was shortened
- Matthew 24:22κολοβωθήσονταιkolobōthēsontaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person pluralIf those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.here: will be shortened
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 13:20ἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularIf the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.here: shortened
- Mark 13:20ἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularIf the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.here: He has shortened