GreekG2885Verb

κοσμέω

kosmeō

10Occurrences
G2885Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick)

from G2889 (κόσμος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to order, arrange, prepare (in Hom. esp. of marshalling armies)
2.to adorn, furnish
LXX: for עָדָה, תָּקַן, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κοσμέω appears 10 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
3
Luke
2
Revelation
2
1 Peter
1
1 Timothy
1
Titus
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 3:5BSB

For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,

Luke 11:25BSB

On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

Matthew 12:44BSB

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.

Matthew 25:7BSB

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

Revelation 21:19BSB

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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