G2888: κοσμοκράτωρ
kosmokrátōr · “world power”
Definition
a world-ruler, an epithet of Satan
KJV translates it as: ruler
Extended 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, Eph.6:12.†
(AS)
(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, Eph.6:12.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2888 is translated
- cosmic powers ×1
Bible verses with G2888 (kosmokrátōr)
Kosmokrátōr appears in 1 verse.
- Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.