κολοβόω, -ῶ (κολοβός, docked), [in LXX: 2Ki.4:12 (קָצַץ pi.) * ;] to cut off, amputate (LXX), hence, to curtail, shorten: Mat.24:22, Mrk.13:20.† (AS)
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G2856 — κολοβόω
koloboō · to shorten · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 24:22 · ἐκολοβώθησαν · κολοβωθήσονταιAnd except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.Mark 13:20 · ἐκολόβωσεν · ἐκολόβωσενAnd except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.