Lexicon
κολοβόω
koloboō
G2856
G:V Greek

to shorten

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Koloboo denotes making the days shorter in statements about their being reduced for the elect's sake.

The attested use concerns days being made shorter: Mark 13:20 states this in relation to flesh being saved, and Matthew 24:22 frames the same outcome conditionally and prospectively.

Senses in use

  1. Making the days shorter · dominant

    In Mark 13:20, the aorist active singular form occurs where the Lord has made the days shorter for the sake of the elect; the APB renders the clause "he shortened the days." In Matthew 24:22, the aorist passive plural and future passive plural forms concern those days being made shorter so that flesh may be saved; the APB renders "had not been shortened" and "will be shortened."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Mark 13:20 and Matthew 24:22, the APB presents the relevant clauses with "shortened," including both a completed and a future formulation. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate each token mechanically.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture