Kosmios κόσμιος
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| κόσμιος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kosmios |
| Strong's number | G2887 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | respectable |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Kosmios (Greek κόσμιος, Strong's G2887) is a Greek adjective meaning “respectable”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κόσμιος, -ον (in cl. -α, -ον),
(κόσμος), [in LXX: Ecc.12:9 (תָּקַן)* ;]
orderly, decent, modest: 1Ti.2:9 (WH, mg., -ίως, which see) 1Ti.3:2.†
(AS)
(κόσμος), [in LXX: Ecc.12:9 (תָּקַן)* ;]
orderly, decent, modest: 1Ti.2:9 (WH, mg., -ίως, which see) 1Ti.3:2.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | modest (1), behaviour (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | respectable (2) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Kosmios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
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,
- 1 Timothy 3:2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
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).