κόσμου

kosmou

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 17:14 · Word #17

Lexicon G2889

Lemmaκόσμος
Transliterationkósmos
Strong'sG2889
In-contextworld
Literalworld

Morphology N GEN M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaκόσμος
Strong'sG2889

SIBI-P1 G2889-04

of the ordered-world

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,GMS — noun, genitive case, masculine, singular; denotes possession, source, or association with a single masculine noun.
Rendering Rationaleκόσμος fundamentally denotes an ordered arrangement or adorned system, which came to signify the world as a structured whole. Rendering it "ordered-world" preserves the root sense of arrangement and structure, while "of" reflects the genitive masculine singular form (GMS), indicating possession, source, or relation.

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2889-01 kosmo to/for the ordered-world
G2889-02 kosmon the ordered-world
G2889-03 kosmos 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