G2889: κόσμος
kósmos · “world”
Definition
orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally))
KJV translates it as: adorning, world
Word origin: probably from the base of G2865 (κομίζω);
Extended definition
[in LXX: Gen.2:1, Deu.4:19 17:3, Isa.24:21 40:26 (צבא), Exo.33:5, 6 Jer.2:32 4:30, Eze.7:20 16:11 23:40 (עֲדִי), Isa.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.): 1Pe.3:3.
3. Later, the world or universe, as an ordered system (Plat., al.): Act.17:24, Rom.4:13, 1Co.3:22, Php.2:15, Heb.4:3, al.
4. In late writers only, the world, i.e. the earth (= ἡ οἰκουμένη, cf. Mat.4:8 with Luk.4:5): Mat.4:8, Mrk.16:[15], Col.2:20, 1Ti.6:7, al.; hence by meton.,
(a) of the human inhabitants of the world: Mat.5:14 15:38, Mrk.14:9, Jhn.1:10 4:42 12:47, Rom.3:6, 1Co.4:13, 2Co.5:19, 2Pe.2:5, al.;
(b) of worldly affairs or possessions: Mat.16:26, Mrk.8:36, Luk.9:25, 1Co.7:31, 1Jn.2:16, al.;
(with) in ethical sense, of the ungodly: Jhn.7:7 14:17, 27 1Co.1:21, Jas.1:27, 1Jn.4:4, al.;
(d) metaphorically: ὁ κ. τῆς ἀδικίας, Jas.3:6.
SYN.: αἰών, which see (cf . also Dalman, Words, 162ff.; Tr., Syn., §lix; Westc., additional note on Jhn.1:10; DB, iv, 938ff.). (AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2889 is translated
- world ×106
- world. ×23
- world, ×21
- world; ×8
- of the world ×6
- the world ×6
- of the world. ×4
- the world, ×4
- of the world, ×3
- world? ×2
- earth ×1
- to the world. ×1
Bible verses with G2889 (kósmos)
Kósmos appears in 152 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 4:8
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
- Matthew 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Matthew 13:35
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
- Matthew 13:38
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
- Matthew 16:26
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Matthew 18:7
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
- Matthew 24:21
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
- Matthew 25:34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- Matthew 26:13
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
- Mark 8:36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
- Mark 14:9
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
- Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Luke 9:25
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
- Luke 11:50
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
- Luke 12:30
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
- John 1:9
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
- John 1:10
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
- John 1:29
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
- John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
- John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
- John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
- John 4:42
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
- John 6:14
Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
- John 6:33
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
- John 6:51
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
All 152 references
- John 7:4
- John 7:7
- John 8:12
- John 8:23
- John 8:26
- John 9:5
- John 9:39
- John 10:36
- John 11:9
- John 11:27
- John 12:19
- John 12:25
- John 12:31
- John 12:46
- John 12:47
- John 13:1
- John 14:17
- John 14:19
- John 14:22
- John 14:27
- John 14:30
- John 14:31
- John 15:18
- John 15:19
- John 16:8
- John 16:11
- John 16:20
- John 16:21
- John 16:28
- John 16:33
- John 17:5
- John 17:6
- John 17:9
- John 17:11
- John 17:12
- John 17:13
- John 17:14
- John 17:15
- John 17:16
- John 17:18
- John 17:21
- John 17:23
- John 17:24
- John 17:25
- John 18:20
- John 18:36
- John 18:37
- John 21:25
- Acts 17:24
- Romans 1:8
- Romans 1:20
- Romans 3:6
- Romans 3:19
- Romans 4:13
- Romans 5:12
- Romans 5:13
- Romans 11:12
- Romans 11:15
- 1 Corinthians 1:20
- 1 Corinthians 1:21
- 1 Corinthians 1:27
- 1 Corinthians 1:28
- 1 Corinthians 2:12
- 1 Corinthians 3:19
- 1 Corinthians 3:22
- 1 Corinthians 4:9
- 1 Corinthians 4:13
- 1 Corinthians 5:10
- 1 Corinthians 6:2
- 1 Corinthians 7:31
- 1 Corinthians 7:33
- 1 Corinthians 7:34
- 1 Corinthians 8:4
- 1 Corinthians 11:32
- 1 Corinthians 14:10
- 2 Corinthians 1:12
- 2 Corinthians 5:19
- 2 Corinthians 7:10
- Galatians 4:3
- Galatians 6:14
- Ephesians 1:4
- Ephesians 2:2
- Ephesians 2:12
- Philippians 2:15
- Colossians 1:6
- Colossians 2:8
- Colossians 2:20
- 1 Timothy 1:15
- 1 Timothy 3:16
- 1 Timothy 6:7
- Hebrews 4:3
- Hebrews 9:26
- Hebrews 10:5
- Hebrews 11:7
- Hebrews 11:38
- James 1:27
- James 2:5
- James 3:6
- James 4:4
- 1 Peter 1:20
- 1 Peter 3:3
- 1 Peter 5:9
- 2 Peter 1:4
- 2 Peter 2:5
- 2 Peter 2:20
- 2 Peter 3:6
- 1 John 2:2
- 1 John 2:15
- 1 John 2:16
- 1 John 2:17
- 1 John 3:1
- 1 John 3:13
- 1 John 3:17
- 1 John 4:1
- 1 John 4:3
- 1 John 4:4
- 1 John 4:5
- 1 John 4:9
- 1 John 4:14
- 1 John 4:17
- 1 John 5:4
- 1 John 5:5
- 1 John 5:19
- 2 John 1:7
- Revelation 11:15
- Revelation 13:8
- Revelation 17:8