- Original: κολάζω - Transliteration: Kolazo - Phonetic: kol-ad'-zo - Definition: 1. to lop or prune, as trees and wings 2. to curb, check, restrain 3. to chastise, correct, punishment 4. to cause to be punished - Origin: from kolos (dwarf) - TDNT entry: 16:34,5 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From κόλος kolos (dwarf); properly to curtail that is (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction): - punish. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • punish, 1 Act 4:21 • punished, 1 2 Peter 2:9