Lexicon entry · Greek
G2856κολοβόωkoloboō
to shortenPart of speech: Greek Verb
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Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.
ἐκολοβώθησαν ekolobōthēsan “was shortened”κολοβωθήσονται kolobōthēsontai “will be shortened”
Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.
ἐκολόβωσεν ekolobōsen “shortened”ἐκολόβωσεν ekolobōsen “He has shortened”