UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: to shorten, to decrease, to reduce in number

Semantic entry: 59.71

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Increase, Decrease

Definition: to cause something to be reduced in number or extent

Notes: There may be difficulties involved in a strictly literal rendering of ‘those days will be shortened,’ for it might appear that each day would become shorter rather than that the number of days would be decreased. Therefore, one must render this expression in OET MAT 24:22 (RV-only MAT 24:22 · LV-only MAT 24:22) in a number of languages as ‘those days will be fewer.’

MAT 24:22: OET MAT 24:22 (RV-only MAT 24:22 · LV-only MAT 24:22)

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OET-RV MAT 24:22

22 in fact, if those days weren’t shortened, nobody would survive. However, because of the chosen people, those days will be shortened.

OET-LV MAT 24:22

22 And except the those days not/lest were _shortened, not any flesh would was _saved, but because _of the chosen, the those days will _be _being _shortened.

MRK 13:20: OET MRK 13:20 (RV-only MRK 13:20 · LV-only MRK 13:20)

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OET-RV MRK 13:20

20 If Yahweh hadn’t shortened that time, no humans would even survive, but he shortened that time so that the chosen ones could be saved.

OET-LV MRK 13:20

20 And except not/lest the_master shortened the days, no any flesh would was _saved.
But because _of the chosen, whom he _chose, he _shortened the days.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κολοβόω

Form 1

Sense 1: to shorten, to decrease, to reduce in number