Strong’s G2856 · Greek
κολοβόω
kolobóō · kol-ob-o'-o
Origin from a derivative of the base of κολάζω (G2849);
Meaning to dock, i.e. (figuratively) abridge
In the King James Version shorten.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 24:22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
- Mark 13:20And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.