κοσμέω
kosmeō
“to arrange”
Definition
to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick)
from G2889 (κόσμος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
κοσμέω appears 10 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone:The first foundation was jasper,the second sapphire,the third chalcedony,the fourth emerald,
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