GreekG2888Noun (Masculine)
κοσμοκράτωρ
kosmokratōr
“world power”
1Occurrences
G2888Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a world-ruler, an epithet of Satan
from G2889 (κόσμος) and G2902 (κρατέω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in Orphic hymns (see AR, Eph., l.with), a ruler of the whole world (and so in Rabbinic writings: קוֺזמוֺקְרָטוֺר).
2.a ruler of this world (in contrast to παντο κράτωρ)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
G:N-M
Full Description
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
κοσμοκράτωρ appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ephesians
1
Key Passages
Ephesians 6:12BSB
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.