Definition
world, universe; humankind
Vocabulary Form
κόσμος, ου, -ὁ
Erasmian
Modern
Root
κοσμο
Frequency
186
GK
3180
Cognates
Cosmology is the philosophical study of the universe.
Mnemonics
Cosmic, man! Out of this world!
Mnemonic Singing
Joy to the world, the Lord is come;
let earth receive her king.
Song
Verse
“For God so loved the κόσμος that he gave his one and only Son.” (John 3:16)
Biblical Concordance
| John 7:4 | For no one acts in secret if he desires public recognition. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc) |
| John 7:7 | The world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) cannot hate you, but it hates me because I am bearing witness against it that its works are evil. |
| John 8:12 | Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc). The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” |
| John 8:23 | He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc); I am not of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc). |
| John 8:26 | I have many things to say about you by way of judgment; but the one who sent me is truthful, and I say to the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) only that which I have heard from him.” |
| John 9:5 | As long as I am in the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc), I am the light of the world.” (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) |
| John 9:39 | Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc), so that those who cannot see may receive their sight, and that those who think they see may become blind.” |
| John 10:36 | do you say regarding the one whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc), ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? |
| John 11:9 | Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in a day? If a person walks during the day, he will not stumble, because he sees the light of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc). |
| John 11:27 | She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I firmly believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who was to come into the world.” (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) |
| John 12:19 | The Pharisees therefore said to one another, “You see, you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) has gone after him!” |
| John 12:25 | The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc) preserves it for eternal life. |
| John 12:31 | “Now is the judgment of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc); now will the ruler of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) be driven out. |
| John 12:46 | I have come into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) as light, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness. |
| John 12:47 | If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I am not the one who will judge him; for I did not come to judge the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) but to save the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc). |
| John 13:1 | It was just before the festival of Passover, and Jesus, knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) to the Father, showed his love to his own who were in the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc), loving them to the very end. |
| John 14:17 | the Spirit of truth, whom the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you will know him, for he will dwell with you and will be in you. |
| John 14:19 | In a little while the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) will see me no longer, but you will see me; because I live, you too will live. |
| John 14:22 | Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc) |
| John 14:27 | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I give to you not as the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. |
| John 14:30 | I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) is coming. He has no claim on me, |
| John 14:31 | but so the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded me. Rise up, let us go from this place! |
| John 15:18 | “If the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) hates you, be aware that it has hated me before it hated you. |
| John 15:19 | If you belonged to the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) would love you as its own; but because you do not belong to the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), but I chose you out of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), for this reason the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) hates you. |
| John 16:8 | And he, when he comes, will convict the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: |