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κόσμος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κόσμος, ου, -ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
kosmos
Simplified transliteration: 
kosmos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2889
GK Number: 
3180
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
186
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
world: earth, world system, whole universe; adornment. In some contexts, the world is simply the place where people live, in other contexts (especially in John), the world is a system opposed to God
Definition: 
(1) pr. order, regular disposition; ornament, decoration, embellishment, 1 Pet. 3:3; (2) the world, the material universe, Mt. 13:35; the world, the aggregate of sensitive existence, 1 Cor. 4:9; the lower world, the earth, Mk. 16:15; the world, the aggregate of mankind, Mt. 5:14; the world, the public, Jn. 7:4; in NT the present order of things, the secular world, Jn. 18:36; the human race external to the Jewish nation, the heathen world, Rom. 11:12, 15; the world external to the Christian body, 1 Jn. 3:1, 13; the world or material system of the Mosaic covenant, Gal. 4:3; Col. 2:8, 20

Greek-English Concordance for κόσμος

Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) and their splendor;
Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc). A city built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 13:35 so that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc)
Matthew 13:38 and the field is the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc); and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;
Matthew 16:26 For what advantage will there be for a person if he gains the whole world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) yet forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?
Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc) because of the things that cause people to sin! It is inevitable that such things come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
Matthew 24:21 For then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) until now, and will never be again.
Matthew 25:34 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 (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc).
Matthew 26:13 I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed throughout the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc), what she has done will also be recounted as her memorial to me.”
Mark 8:36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc), yet forfeit his life?
Mark 14:9 I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc), what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”
Mark 16:15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) and proclaim the gospel to every creature.
Luke 9:25 For what good will it do a person who has gained the whole world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) but has lost or forfeited his very self?
Luke 11:50 so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), may be charged against this generation,
Luke 12:30 For all the nations of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) have these things as their overriding concern, and your Father knows full well that you need them.
John 1:9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc).
John 1:10 He was in the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc), and the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) was created by him, but the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) did not know him.
John 1:29 On the following day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, the one who takes away the sin of the world! (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc)
John 3:16 “For this is how God loved the world: (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) he gave his one and only Son that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) to condemn the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc), but so that the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) might be saved through him.
John 3:19 And the basis for judging is this, that light has come into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) and people love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil.
John 4:42 They said to the woman, “No longer is it because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard him for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.” (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc)
John 6:14 So when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “This is truly the prophet who was to come into the world.” (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc)
John 6:33 For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc)
John 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh — given on behalf of the world.” (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc)
John 7:4 For no one acts in secret if he desires public recognition. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc)
John 7:7 The world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) cannot hate you, but it hates me because I am bearing witness against it that its works are evil.
John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc). The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:23 He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc); I am not of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc).
John 8:26 I have many things to say about you by way of judgment; but the one who sent me is truthful, and I say to the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) only that which I have heard from him.”
John 9:5 As long as I am in the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc), I am the light of the world.” (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc)
John 9:39 Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc), so that those who cannot see may receive their sight, and that those who think they see may become blind.”
John 10:36 do you say regarding the one whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc), ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
John 11:9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in a day? If a person walks during the day, he will not stumble, because he sees the light of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc).
John 11:27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I firmly believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who was to come into the world.” (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc)
John 12:19 The Pharisees therefore said to one another, “You see, you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) has gone after him!”
John 12:25 The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc) preserves it for eternal life.
John 12:31 “Now is the judgment of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc); now will the ruler of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) be driven out.
John 12:46 I have come into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) as light, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.
John 12:47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I am not the one who will judge him; for I did not come to judge the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) but to save the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc).
John 13:1 It was just before the festival of Passover, and Jesus, knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) to the Father, showed his love to his own who were in the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc), loving them to the very end.
John 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you will know him, for he will dwell with you and will be in you.
John 14:19 In a little while the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) will see me no longer, but you will see me; because I live, you too will live.
John 14:22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc)
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I give to you not as the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:30 I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) is coming. He has no claim on me,
John 14:31 but so the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded me. Rise up, let us go from this place!
John 15:18 “If the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) hates you, be aware that it has hated me before it hated you.
John 15:19 If you belonged to the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) would love you as its own; but because you do not belong to the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), but I chose you out of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), for this reason the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) hates you.
John 16:8 And he, when he comes, will convict the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:

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