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Name of God’s Son

ἘΚΟΣΜΟΥΝ, ἐκοσμουν

EKOSMOUN, ekosmoun

Sounds Like: eh-KOS-moon

Translations: they were adorning, they adorned, they used to adorn, they were arranging, they arranged, they used to arrange, they were decorating, they decorated, they used to decorate

From the root: ΚΟΣΜΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to arrange, adorn, decorate, or put in order. In this form, it describes an action that was ongoing or repeated in the past, performed by a group of people ('they'). It can refer to physical adornment or the ordering of something.

Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural

Strong’s number: G2885 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
  • 1 Peter — 3:5

From the same root

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