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κόσμος
kósmos · Greek · Strong's G2889 · 184 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “world”
What it means
orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally))
probably from the base of G2865 (κομίζω);
How the KJV renders it
adorning, world
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“world”
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Is the Trinity explicitly taught in the Bible?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does 2 Timothy 3:16 mean that scripture is 'God-breathed'?
Where it appears
184 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:20 N-GSM1 Corinthians 1:21 N-NSM1 Corinthians 1:27 N-GSM1 Corinthians 1:28 N-GSM1 Corinthians 2:12 N-GSM1 Corinthians 3:19 N-GSM1 Corinthians 3:22 N-NSM1 Corinthians 4:9 N-DSM1 Corinthians 4:13 N-GSM1 Corinthians 5:10 N-GSM1 Corinthians 6:2 N-ASM1 Corinthians 7:31 N-ASM1 Corinthians 7:33 N-GSM1 Corinthians 7:34 N-GSM1 Corinthians 8:4 N-DSM1 Corinthians 11:32 N-DSM1 Corinthians 14:10 N-DSM1 John 2:2 N-GSM1 John 2:15 N-ASM1 John 2:16 N-DSM1 John 2:17 N-NSM1 John 3:1 N-NSM1 John 3:13 N-NSM1 John 3:17 N-GSM1 John 4:1 N-ASM1 John 4:3 N-DSM1 John 4:4 N-DSM1 John 4:5 N-GSM1 John 4:9 N-ASM1 John 4:14 N-GSM1 John 4:17 N-DSM1 John 5:4 N-ASM1 John 5:5 N-ASM1 John 5:19 N-NSM1 Peter 1:20 N-GSM1 Peter 3:3 N-NSM1 Peter 5:9 N-DSM1 Timothy 1:15 N-ASM1 Timothy 3:16 N-DSM1 Timothy 6:7 N-ASM2 Corinthians 1:12 N-DSM2 Corinthians 5:19 N-ASM2 Corinthians 7:10 N-GSM2 John 1:7 N-ASM2 Peter 1:4 N-DSM2 Peter 2:5 N-DSM2 Peter 2:20 N-GSM2 Peter 3:6 N-NSMActs 17:24 N-ASMColossians 1:6 N-DSMColossians 2:8 N-GSMColossians 2:20 N-DSMEphesians 1:4 N-GSMEphesians 2:2 N-GSMEphesians 2:12 N-DSMGalatians 4:3 N-GSMGalatians 6:14 N-DSMHebrews 4:3 N-GSMHebrews 9:26 N-GSMHebrews 10:5 N-ASM
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