Definition
κολοβόω, -ῶ
(κολοβός, docked), [in LXX: 2 Samuel 4:12 (קָצַץ pi.) * ;]
to cut off, amputate (LXX), hence, to curtail, shorten: Matthew 24:22, Mark 13:20.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 24:22ἐκολοβώθησαν · had not been cut short; κολοβωθήσονται · will be cut shortIf those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
- Mark 13:20ἐκολόβωσεν · had not cut short; ἐκολόβωσεν · He has cut them shortIf 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.