κόσμος
kosmosNoun (Masculine)G2889
world
From: probably from the base of G2865 (κομίζω);
Short Definition
orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally))
Full Lexicon Entry
1.order (Hom., Plat.).
2.ornament, adornment, esp. of women (Hom.)
3.Later, the world or universe, as an ordered system (Plat.)
4.In late writers only, the world, i.e. the earth (= ἡ οἰκουμένη, cf.
aof the human inhabitants of the world
bof worldly affairs or possessions
within ethical sense, of the ungodly
dmetaphorically
Synonyms
αἰών, which see (cf . also Dalman, Words, 162ff.; Tr., Syn., §lix; Westc., additional note on ; DB, iv, 938ff.).
LXX Usage: (צבא) (עֲדִי), (כְּלִי), and freq., al
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
152 timesAppears 152 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
John
58
1 Corinthians
17
1 John
17
Matthew
9
Romans
9
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 1:20
- 1 John 4:17
- Hebrews 4:3
- John 16:28
- John 8:23
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logos (G3056)
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