κοσμοκράτωρ
kosmokratōrworld powerHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine1 occurrence1 book1 verse
Definition
κοσμοκράτωρ, -ορος, ὁ
(κόσμος, κρατέω),
1. in Orphic hymns, al. (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): οἱ κ. τ. σκότους τούτου, the rulers of this dark world, Ephesians 6:12.
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- Ephesians 6:12κοσμοκράτορας · powersFor 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.