ΕΚΟΛΟΒΩΣΕΝ, εκολοβωσεν
EKOLOBŌSEN, ekolobōsen
Sounds Like: eh-ko-lo-BO-sen
Translations: he shortened, he cut short, he curtailed, he limited
From the root: ΚΟΛΟΒΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of shortening, cutting short, or limiting something. It implies a reduction in duration, extent, or quantity. For example, it could be used to say that a period of time was made shorter or that a supply was reduced. It is often used in a context where something that would normally be longer or more extensive is curtailed.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Aorist Active Indicative
Strong’s number: G2856 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Mark — 13:20
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.
- ἘΚΟΛΟΒΩΘΗ — was shortened, were shortened, was cut short, were cut short
- ἘΚΟΛΟΒΩΣΕΝ — cut short, shorten, diminish, reduce
- ΕΚΟΛΟΒΩΘΗΣΑΝ — were shortened, were cut short, were curtailed
- 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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