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κόσμος

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine186 occurrences20 books151 verses

Definition

κόσμος, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX: Genesis 2:1, Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:3, Isaiah 24:21; 40:26 (צבא), Exodus 33:5, 6 Jeremiah 2:32; 4:30, Ezekiel 7:20; 16:11; 23:40 (עֲדִי), Isaiah 61:10 (כְּלִי), al., Wis.2.24 and freq., Sir.6.30, al ;]

1. order (Hom., Plat., al.).

2. ornament, adornment, esp. of women (Hom., al.): 1 Peter 3:3.

3. Later, the world or universe, as an ordered system (Plat., al.): Acts 17:24, Romans 4:13, 1 Corinthians 3:22, Philippians 2:15, Hebrews 4:3, al.

4. In late writers only, the world, i.e. the earth (= ἡ οἰκουμένη, cf. Matthew 4:8 with Luke 4:5): Matthew 4:8, Mrk.16:[15], Colossians 2:20, 1 Timothy 6:7, al.; hence by meton.,

(a) of the human inhabitants of the world: Matthew 5:14; 15:38, Mark 14:9, John 1:10; 4:42; 12:47, Romans 3:6, 1 Corinthians 4:13, 2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Peter 2:5, al.;

(b) of worldly affairs or possessions: Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36, Luke 9:25, 1 Corinthians 7:31, 1 John 2:16, al.;

(with) in ethical sense, of the ungodly: John 7:7; 14:17, 27, 1 Corinthians 1:21, James 1:27, 1 John 4:4, al.;

(d) metaphorically: ὁ κ. τῆς ἀδικίας, James 3:6.

Synonyms: αἰών, which see (cf . also Dalman, Words, 162ff.; Tr., Syn., §lix; Westc., additional note on John 1:10; DB, iv, 938ff.).

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

186 total
  1. Matthew 4:8κόσμου · world
    Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
  2. Matthew 5:14κόσμου · world
    You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
  3. Matthew 13:35κόσμου · [of the] world
    So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
  4. Matthew 13:38κόσμος · world
    The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
  5. Matthew 16:26κόσμον · world
    What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
  6. Matthew 18:7κόσμῳ · world
    Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
  7. Matthew 24:21κόσμου · of [the] world
    For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
  8. Matthew 25:34κόσμου · of [the] world
    Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  9. Matthew 26:13κόσμῳ · world
    Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  10. Mark 8:36κόσμον · world
    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
  11. Mark 14:9κόσμον · world
    And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  12. Mark 16:15κόσμον · world
    And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
  13. Luke 9:25κόσμον · world
    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?
  14. Luke 11:50κόσμου · of [the] world
    As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
  15. Luke 12:30κόσμου · world
    For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
  16. John 1:9κόσμον · world
    The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
  17. John 1:10κόσμῳ · world; κόσμος · world; κόσμος · world
    He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
  18. John 1:29κόσμου · world
    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
  19. John 3:16κόσμον · world
    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  20. John 3:17κόσμον · world; κόσμον · world; κόσμος · world
    For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
  21. John 3:19κόσμον · world
    And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
  22. John 4:42κόσμου · world
    They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
  23. John 6:14κόσμον · world
    When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
  24. John 6:33κόσμῳ · world
    For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
  25. John 6:51κόσμου · world
    I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
  26. John 7:4κόσμῳ · world
    For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
  27. John 7:7κόσμος · world
    The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
  28. John 8:12κόσμου · world
    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  29. John 8:23κόσμου · world; κόσμου · world
    Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
  30. John 8:26κόσμον · world
    “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
  31. John 9:5κόσμῳ · world; κόσμου · world
    While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
  32. John 9:39κόσμον · world
    Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
  33. John 10:36κόσμον · world
    …then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
  34. John 11:9κόσμου · world
    Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.
  35. John 11:27κόσμον · world
    “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
  36. John 12:19κόσμος · whole world
    Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
  37. John 12:25κόσμῳ · world
    Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  38. John 12:31κόσμου · world; κόσμου · world
    Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
  39. John 12:46κόσμον · world
    I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
  40. John 12:47κόσμον · world; κόσμον · world
    As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
  41. John 13:1κόσμου · world; κόσμῳ · world
    It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.