κόσμον
kósmos
world
Order, arrangement, ornamentation; by extension, the universe as an ordered whole; (in Hellenistic and Koine contexts) the inhabited world, the human order, or collective humanity; sometimes, the prevailing social system or order. The word primarily indicates a structured, harmonious arrangement, and secondarily refers to the world as the sum of its ordered parts, both material and social.
1 John 4:1 · Word #21
Lexicon G2889
| Lemma | κόσμος |
| Transliteration | kósmos |
| Strong's | G2889 |
| Definition | Order, arrangement, ornamentation; by extension, the universe as an ordered whole; (in Hellenistic and Koine contexts) the inhabited world, the human order, or collective humanity; sometimes, the prevailing social system or order. The word primarily indicates a structured, harmonious arrangement, and secondarily refers to the world as the sum of its ordered parts, both material and social. |
Morphology N ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | world |
| Literal | world |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κόσμος |
| Strong's | G2889 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2889-02
ordered world
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AMS) — functioning as a singular direct object. |
| Rendering Rationale | This rendering preserves the root sense of an arranged or structured order while reflecting its developed meaning as the world conceived as an ordered whole. The accusative masculine singular form indicates a singular direct object, represented in English without change of form. |
View full lexicon entry for G2889 →
SILEX v2