Definition
κολάζω
(κόλος, docked), [in LXX: Daniel 6:12 (13) (no Heb.), I Esther 8:24, Wis.3.4 (and freq.), 1Ma.7.7, al. ;]
1. to curtail, dock, prune.
2. to check, restrain.
3. to chastise, correct, punish: pass., 2 Peter 2:9; mid., cause to be punished (3Ma.7.3): Acts 4:21.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Acts 4:21κολάσωνται · to punishAfter further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
- 2 Peter 2:9κολαζομένους · for punishment…if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.