Vocabulary Form
κόσμος, ου, -ὁ
Definition

world, universe; humankind

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

2 Corinthians 5:19 that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) to himself, not counting their trespasses against them. And he has entrusted us with the message of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 7:10 For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret; but worldly (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) sadness produces death.
Galatians 4:3 And so it is with us. While we were minors, we were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc).
Galatians 6:14 But may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) has been crucified to me, and I to the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc).
Ephesians 1:4 even as he chose us in him before the creation of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) to be holy and blameless before him. In love
Ephesians 2:2 in which you once lived according to the course of this world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), according to the ruler of the realm of the air, of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience.
Ephesians 2:12 remember that at that time you were apart from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc).
Philippians 2:15 so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the universe (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc),
Colossians 1:6 which has come to you. Just as in the entire world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc) it is bearing fruit and growing, so also is it among you from the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth;
Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive by means of philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elemental spirits of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:20 Since you died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), why, as though you were still living in the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc), do you submit to regulations such as,
1 Timothy 1:15 Trustworthy is the saying and worthy of complete acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) in order to save sinners,” of whom I am the foremost.
1 Timothy 3:16 And undeniably great is the mystery of godliness, who was revealed in flesh, was vindicated in spirit, appeared to angels; was preached among the nations, was believed in the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc), was taken up in glory.
1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc), and neither are we able to take anything out;
Hebrews 4:3 For we who have believed do enter that rest, just as God has said, “As I swore in my anger, ‘They shall certainly not enter my rest,’” and yet his work has been completed since the foundation of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc)
Hebrews 9:26 for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc). But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the climax of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.
Hebrews 10:5 Therefore when he came into the world (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc), he said, “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, having been warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, took heed and built an ark for the safety of his household. By this act of faith he condemned humanity (kosmon | κόσμον | acc sg masc) and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 11:38 (of whom the world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) was not worthy). They wandered aimlessly in deserts and on mountains, living in caves and crevices in the ground,
James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their time of trouble, and to keep oneself unstained by the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc).
James 2:5 Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose those whom the world (kosmō | κόσμῳ | dat sg masc) considers poor to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?
James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue is a world (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) of iniquity among our members; it defiles the whole body, sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.
James 4:4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever desires to be a friend of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc) makes himself an enemy of God.
1 Peter 1:20 He was chosen in advance, before the foundation of the world (kosmou | κόσμου | gen sg masc), but was revealed at the end of the times for you
1 Peter 3:3 Do not let your beauty (kosmos | κόσμος | nom sg masc) be external — such as braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or dressing up in fine clothes —