- Original: κολοβόω - Transliteration: Koloboo - Phonetic: kol-ob-o'-o - Definition: 1. to mutilate 2. in NT: to shorten, abridge, curtail - Origin: from a derivative of the base of G2849 - TDNT entry: 16:43,5 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From a derivative of the base of G2849 ; to dock that is (figuratively) abridge: - shorten.