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 · κολοβωθήσονταιUnless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.Mark 13:20 · ἐκολόβωσεν · ἐκολόβωσενUnless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.