verb
kolobomō
Strong’sG2856
I cut short, shorten
stem kolob-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κολοβόω, -ῶ
(< κολοβός, docked), [in LXX: II Ki 4:12 (קצץ pi.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2856 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkol-ob-o'-o
to dock, i.e. (figuratively) abridge
Fromfrom a derivative of the base of G2849;
King Jamesshorten.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
dock, curtail, mutilate, LXX+4th c.BC+:—passive, to be mutilated, imperfect, Refs 5th c.BC+
II of Time, curtail, shorten, τὰς ἡμέρας NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kolobiliκολοβωθήσονται | will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural | cut short | 1× |
| kolobataἐκολόβωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | cut short | 2× |
| kolobilaἐκολοβώθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | cut short | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolobamō | kolobame | kolobami | kolobama | kolobamē | kolobamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolobasō | kolobase | kolobasi | kolobasa | kolobasē | kolobaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobatō | kolobate | kolobati | kolobata2×ἐκολόβωσεν | kolobatē | kolobatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kolobanō | kolobane | kolobani | kolobana | kolobanē | kolobanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobavō | kolobave | kolobavi | kolobava | kolobavē | kolobavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobalō | kolobale | kolobali | kolobala | kolobalē | kolobalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolobomō | kolobome | kolobomē | kolobomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolobosō | kolobose | kolobosē | koloboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobotō | kolobote | kolobotē | kolobotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kolobonō | kolobone | kolobonē | kolobonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobovō | kolobove | kolobovē | kolobovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobolō | kolobole | kolobolē | kolobolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolobimi | kolobima |
| you 2nd person singular | kolobisi | kolobisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobiti | kolobita |
| we 1st person plural | kolobini | kolobina |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobivi | kolobiva |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobili1×κολοβωθήσονται | kolobila1×ἐκολοβώθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolobameiō | kolobameia | kolobameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolobaseiō | kolobaseia | kolobaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobateiō | kolobateia | kolobateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kolobaneiō | kolobaneia | kolobaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobaveiō | kolobaveia | kolobaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobaleiō | kolobaleia | kolobaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolobomeiō | kolobomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | koloboseiō | koloboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koloboteiō | koloboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | koloboneiō | koloboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | koloboveiō | koloboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | koloboleiō | koloboleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolobimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | kolobiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobiteia |
| we 1st person plural | kolobineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kolobasōr | kolobasar | kolobasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobatōr | kolobatar | kolobatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobavōr | kolobavar | kolobavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobalōr | kolobalar | kolobalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kolobosōr | kolobosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobotōr | kolobotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobovōr | kolobovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobolōr | kolobolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kolobisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobivar |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolobamoiō | kolobamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kolobasoiō | kolobasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobatoiō | kolobatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kolobanoiō | kolobanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobavoiō | kolobavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobaloiō | kolobaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolobomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kolobosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kolobonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | koloboloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolobimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kolobisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolobitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kolobinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolobivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kolobiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kolobarō | kolobari | kolobara | kolobarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | koloborō | koloborē | ||
| acted on passive voice | kolobiri | kolobira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kolobarōntos | kolobarintos | kolobarantos | kolobarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | koloborōntos | koloborēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | kolobirintos | kolobirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kolob is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kolobili“cut short”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 24:22… pantas sarkas; dia de toin eklektoin kolobili tais hēmerais ekeinais.… the elect, those days will be cut short.
kolobata“cut short”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 13:20kai ei mē kolobata kurios tain hēmerain, ouk an sōzita …If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved …
Mark 13:20“shortened”… alla dia toin eklektoin hoin eklegeta kolobata tain hēmerain.… be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has …
kolobila“cut short”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 24:22kai ei mē kolobila tais hēmerais ekeinais, ouk an sōzita …If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for …