To shorten
κολοβόωStrong’s G2856koloboō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Koloboō is the Greek word usually translated “was shortened”, “shortened” and “has shortened”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.”
Meaning
Usually translated “was shortened”, “shortened” and “has shortened”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- was shortened 1
- will be shortened 1
- shortened 1
- he has shortened 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
κολοβόω koloboō · to shorten
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “shorten” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHORTEN, verb transitive
short'n.
- To make short in measure, extent or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity.
- To abridge; to lessen; as, to shorten labor or work.
- To curtail; as, to shorten the hair by clipping.
- To cintract; to lessen; to diminish in extent or amount; as, to shorten sail; to shorten an allowance of provisions.
All definitions and other forms of “shorten”
- To confine; to restrain.
- To lop; to deprive.
SHORTEN, verb intransitive
short'n.
- To become short or shorter.
- To contract; as, a cord shortens by being wet; a metallic rod shortens by cold.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.