ἘΚΟΛΟΒΩΘΗ, ἐκολοβωθη
EKOLOBŌTHĒ, ekolobōthē
Sounds Like: eh-ko-lo-BO-thee
Translations: was shortened, were shortened, was cut short, were cut short
From the root: ΚΟΛΟΒΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to shorten' or 'to cut short'. It is used to describe something that has been reduced in length or duration. In the provided context, it refers to days being shortened or cut short, implying a reduction in their number or duration.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2856 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 8:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΛΟΒΟΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΟΛΟΒΩΣΕΝ — cut short, shorten, diminish, reduce
- ΕΚΟΛΟΒΩΘΗΣΑΝ — were shortened, were cut short, were curtailed
- ΕΚΟΛΟΒΩΣΕΝ — he shortened, he cut short, he curtailed, he limited
- ΚΕΚΟΛΟΒΩΜΕΝΟΙ — cut short, shortened, mutilated, diminished, impaired
- ΚΟΛΟΒΟΥΣ — cut off, mutilate, shorten, maim, a mutilated one, a maimed one, a cripple
- ΚΟΛΟΒΟΥΣΙΝ — they will cut off, they will shorten, they will mutilate, they will diminish
- ΚΟΛΟΒΟΩ — to shorten, to cut short, to mutilate, to diminish
- ΚΟΛΟΒΩΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will be cut short, they will be shortened
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