Kosmeō κοσμέω
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| κοσμέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kosmeō |
| Strong's number | G2885 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to arrange |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (3) |
Kosmeō (Greek κοσμέω, Strong's G2885) is a Greek verb meaning “to arrange”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κοσμέω, -ῶ
(κόσμος), [in LXX for עָדָה, תָּקַן, etc. ;]
1. to order, arrange, prepare (in Hom. esp. of marshalling armies): Mat.25:7 (cf. Sir.50:9, al.).
2. to adorn, furnish: οἶκον, pass., Mat.12:44, Luk.11:25; μνημεῖα, Mat.23:29; τὸ ἱερόν, pass., Luk.21:5; θεμέλιοι, Rev.21:19; νύμφην, pass., Rev.21:2; ἐαυτάς, before ἐν, 1Ti.2:9. Metaphorical, with accusative of person(s), 1Pe.3:5; with accusative of thing(s), Tit.2:10.†
(AS)
(κόσμος), [in LXX for עָדָה, תָּקַן, etc. ;]
1. to order, arrange, prepare (in Hom. esp. of marshalling armies): Mat.25:7 (cf. Sir.50:9, al.).
2. to adorn, furnish: οἶκον, pass., Mat.12:44, Luk.11:25; μνημεῖα, Mat.23:29; τὸ ἱερόν, pass., Luk.21:5; θεμέλιοι, Rev.21:19; νύμφην, pass., Rev.21:2; ἐαυτάς, before ἐν, 1Ti.2:9. Metaphorical, with accusative of person(s), 1Pe.3:5; with accusative of thing(s), Tit.2:10.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | garnished (3), adorned (3), adorn (2), garnish (1), trimmed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | put in order (2), adorned (2), decorate (1), trimmed (1), was adorned (1), adorn (1), they will adorn (1), were adorned (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kosmeō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 12:44Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
- Matthew 23:29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
- Matthew 25:7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
Luke
- Luke 11:25And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
- Luke 21:5And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Titus
- Titus 2:10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 3:5For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
Revelation
- Revelation 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Revelation 21:19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).