κολάζω kolázō

Meaning

properly, to curtail, i.e. (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction)

In the King James Version: punish

Derivation: from (dwarf);

Where it is used

• Acts 4:21 After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
• 2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.