2856. koloboó

Strong's Lexicon

koloboó: To shorten, to cut short

Original Word: κολοβόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: koloboó
Pronunciation: ko-lo-BO-o
Phonetic Spelling: (kol-ob-o'-o)
Definition: To shorten, to cut short
Meaning: (lit: I maim, mutilate), I cut short, shorten, abbreviate.

Word Origin: From the Greek word "kolobos," meaning "docked" or "mutilated."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "koloboó," the concept of God intervening in time can be related to Hebrew words that describe divine actions, such as "קָצַר" (qatsar), meaning "to shorten" or "to reap."

Usage: The verb "koloboó" is used in the New Testament to convey the action of shortening or cutting short. It is often used in a metaphorical sense to describe the divine intervention of God in reducing the duration of events, particularly in the context of eschatological (end times) discussions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of shortening or cutting something short could apply to various contexts, such as trimming a garment or reducing the length of a journey. In the biblical context, the term takes on a more profound theological significance, particularly in relation to God's sovereignty over time and events. The idea of God shortening days is tied to His mercy and protection of His people during times of tribulation.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from a derivation of the same as kolazó
Definition
to curtail
NASB Translation
cut short (2), shortened (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2856: κολοβόω

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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

shorten.

From a derivative of the base of kolazo; to dock, i.e. (figuratively) abridge -- shorten.

see GREEK kolazo

Forms and Transliterations

εκολοβωθησαν εκολοβώθησαν ἐκολοβώθησαν εκολόβωσαν εκολόβωσε εκολοβωσεν ἐκολόβωσεν κολοβωθησονται κολοβωθήσονται κολόκυνθαν κολοκύνθη κολοκύνθης ekolobosen ekolobōsen ekolóbosen ekolóbōsen ekolobothesan ekolobōthēsan ekolobṓthesan ekolobṓthēsan kolobothesontai kolobothḗsontai kolobōthēsontai kolobōthḗsontai

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 24:22 V-AIP-3P
GRK: εἰ μὴ ἐκολοβώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι
NAS: those days had been cut short, no
KJV: days should be shortened, there
INT: if not had been shortened the days

Matthew 24:22 V-FIP-3P
GRK: τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς κολοβωθήσονται αἱ ἡμέραι
NAS: days had been cut short, no life
KJV: those days shall be shortened.
INT: the elect will be shortened the days

Mark 13:20 V-AIA-3S
GRK: εἰ μὴ ἐκολόβωσεν Κύριος τὰς
NAS: the Lord had shortened [those] days,
KJV: that the Lord had shortened those days,
INT: if not had shortened [the] Lord the

Mark 13:20 V-AIA-3S
GRK: οὓς ἐξελέξατο ἐκολόβωσεν τὰς ἡμέρας
NAS: whom He chose, He shortened the days.
KJV: he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
INT: whom he chose he has shortened the days

Strong's Greek 2856
4 Occurrences

ἐκολόβωσεν — 2 Occ.
ἐκολοβώθησαν — 1 Occ.
κολοβωθήσονται — 1 Occ.