Greek core word #83 · noun · 185 times in the New Testament
κόσμος
KOS-mosκόσμος, κόσμου, ὁ — world; order; adornment
- Second declension masculine, like λόγος.
- Basic sense “order, adornment”; in John often the world of humanity.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Second declension, masculine
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | κόσμος | κόσμοι |
| Genitive | κόσμου | κόσμων |
| Dative | κόσμῳ | κόσμοις |
| Accusative | κόσμον | κόσμους |
| Vocative | κόσμε | κόσμοι |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 72, John 1:9.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 247 · open the PDF here