Dictionary entry

κολοβόω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κολοβόω, -ῶ

(< κολοβός, docked), [in LXX: II Ki 4:12 (קצץ pi.)*;]

to cut off, amputate (LXX), hence, to curtail, shorten: Mt 24:22, Mk 13:20.†