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κολοβόω

κολοβόω, to dock, curtail, shorten

κολοβ-όω,
  • dock, curtail, mutilate, Arist. Fr. 101, Plb. 1.80.13; τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδας LXX 2 Ki. 4.12:—Pass., to be mutilated, imperfect, Arar. 3, Thphr. HP 3.6.3; τῆς γυναικὸς τὴν ῥῖνα κολοβοῦσθαι D.S. 1.78; τῇ φώκῃ κεκολοβωμένοι πόδες Arist. HA 487b23, cf. GA 771a2: c. gen., κεκολοβῶσθαι τῶν ἐκτὸς μορίων Id. PA 695b2.
    • II of Time, curtail, shorten, τὰς ἡμέρας Ev.Marc. 13.20, cf. Ev.Matt. 24.22 (Pass.).

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