κόσμον

kosmon

world

probably from the base of κομίζω; orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)):--adorning, world.

G2889

Acts 17:24 · Word #6

Lexicon G2889

Lemmaκόσμος
Transliterationkósmos
Strong'sG2889
In-contextworld
Literalworld

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

Lexical Info

Lemmaκόσμος
Strong'sG2889

SIBI-P1 G2889-02

the ordered-world

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,AMS = Noun, Accusative, Masculine, Singular; functioning as a direct object or object of a preposition.
Rendering Rationaleκόσμος fundamentally denotes an ordered arrangement or adornment, from which the sense of the structured world arises. Rendering it as "the ordered-world" preserves this root idea of arrangement rather than a mere physical planet. The form is accusative masculine singular, indicating a single, definite direct object in the clause.

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Words from Root κόσμος (order, arrangement, adornment, ordered system, world, inhabited world)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2889-01 kosmo to/for the ordered-world
G2889-03 kosmos the ordered world
G2889-04 kosmou of the ordered-world

Word Usage (186 occurrences of G2889)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 4:8 κόσμου kosmou
Matthew 5:14 κόσμου kosmou
Matthew 13:35 κόσμου kosmou