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

John 16:28 · Word #9

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

Rootκόσμος (kosmos)
Core Meaningsorder, arrangement, adornment, ordered system, world, inhabited world
Semantic Rangeadornment or decoration; orderly arrangement; the structured universe; the inhabited earth; humanity collectively; the present world-system in moral opposition to God.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, κόσμος can denote the created order, the inhabited human sphere, or the moral world-system estranged from God. Its root sense of "order" highlights both the beauty of creation and the structured yet fallen system that stands in tension with the reign of God.
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