Kōmos κῶμος
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| κῶμος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kōmos |
| Strong's number | G2970 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | orgy |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (1) |
Kōmos (Greek κῶμος, Strong's G2970) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “orgy”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κῶμος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: Wis.14:23, 2Ma.6:4 * ;]
a revel, carousal: Rom.13:13, Gal.5:21, 1Pe.4:3.†
SYN.: see: κραιπάλη (AS)
[in LXX: Wis.14:23, 2Ma.6:4 * ;]
a revel, carousal: Rom.13:13, Gal.5:21, 1Pe.4:3.†
SYN.: see: κραιπάλη (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | revellings (2), rioting (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | orgies (2), carousing (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kōmos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
Galatians
- Galatians 5:21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 4:3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
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).