ΚΟΣΜΟΣ, κοσμος
KOSMOS, kosmos
Sounds Like: KOS-mos
Translations: world, a world, universe, order, adornment, decoration, ornament
From the root: ΚΟΣΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the world or the universe, often implying an ordered system. It can also refer to adornment or decoration, such as jewelry or clothing, highlighting the idea of something well-arranged or beautiful. In a broader sense, it can denote humanity or the inhabitants of the earth.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2889 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 2:11
- 4 Maccabees — 17:14
- Proverbs — 17:6, 20:29
- Wisdom — 5:20, 11:22, 16:17, 17:19, 18:24
- Sirach — 6:30, 21:21, 22:17, 43:9, 50:19
- Matthew — 13:38
- John — 1:10, 3:17, 7:7, 12:19, 14:17, 14:19, 14:27, 14:31, 15:18, 15:19, 16:20, 17:14, 17:21, 17:23, 17:25
- Romans — 3:19
- 1 Corinthians — 1:21, 3:22, 6:2
- Galatians — 6:14
- Hebrews — 11:38
- James — 3:6
- 1 Peter — 3:3
- 2 Peter — 3:6
- 1 John — 2:17, 3:1, 3:13, 4:5, 5:19
- Shepherd of Hermas — 8:1, 21:3, 24:2
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 4:2
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 7:166, 7:178, 12:289
- Book 4 — 3:36
- Book 6 — 9:185
- Book 12 — 6:231
- Book 13 — 16:427
- Book 17 — 4:81
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 8:18
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 5:2
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 6:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 2:1
- 1 Maccabees — 2:11
- 4 Maccabees — 17:14
- Proverbs — 17:6, 20:23
- Wisdom — 5:20, 11:22, 16:17, 17:20, 18:24
- Sirach — 6:30, 21:21, 22:17, 43:9, 50:19
- Isaiah — 13:10
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 5 — 5:2
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 13:38
- John — 1:10, 3:17, 7:7, 12:19, 14:17, 14:19, 14:27, 14:31, 15:18, 15:19, 16:20, 17:14, 17:21, 17:23, 17:25
- Romans — 3:19
- 1 Corinthians — 1:21, 3:22, 6:2
- Galatians — 6:14
- Hebrews — 11:38
- James — 3:6
- 1 Peter — 3:3
- 2 Peter — 3:6
- 1 John — 2:17, 3:1, 3:13, 4:5, 5:19
Twelve Disciples
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΣΜΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΟΣ — world, universe, adornment, ornament, a world, an adornment
- ΚΟΣΜΕ — world, universe, adornment, order, arrangement, a world, an adornment
- ΚΟΣΜΗΣΗ — adornment, decoration, ornament, an adornment, a decoration, an ornament
- ΚΟΣΜΙΚΑ — worldly, earthly, secular, material, temporal
- ΚΟΣΜΙΩΣ — properly, respectably, decorously, modestly, orderly
- ΚΟΣΜΟ — world, universe, adornment, order, arrangement, a world, an adornment
- ΚΟΣΜΟΙ — worlds, universes, orders, adornments, ornaments
- ΚΟΣΜΟΙΣ — (to) worlds, (to) adornments, (to) orders, (in) worlds, (in) adornments, (in) orders
- ΚΟΣΜΟΝ — world, a world, universe, an universe, adornment, an adornment, order, an order
- ΚΟΣΜΟΥ — (of) world, (of) universe, (of) adornment, (of) order, (of) a world, (of) an adornment
- ΚΟΣΜΟΥΣ — worlds, universes, adornments, orders
- ΚΟΣΜΩ — to the world, for the world, to an adornment, for an adornment, to an order, for an order
- ΚΟΣΜΩΝ — of the world, of the universe, of the adornment, of the order
- ΚΟΣΝΟΝ — world, a world, universe, order, adornment
- ΠΑΡΑΚΟΣΜΩΣ — improperly, indecently, disorderly, out of order
- ΣΜΟΥ — of the world, of the universe, of adornment, of order
- ΤΟΥΚΟΣΜΟΥ — of the world, of a world
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