verb
kosmomō
Strong’sG2885
I put into order, adorn
stem kosm-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books9 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κοσμέω, -ῶ
(< κόσμος), [in LXX for עדה, תּקן, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2885 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkos-meh'-o
to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick)
Fromfrom G2889;
King Jamesadorn, garnish, trim.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
order, arrange, especially set an army in array, marshal it, Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, ἐπεὶ κόσμηθεν ἅμ᾽ ἡγεμόνεσσιν ἕκαστοι Refs; πένταχα κοσμηθέντες marshalled in five bodies, Refs; of a population, διὰ τρίχα κοσμηθέντες Refs 8th c.BC+ —middle, κοσμησάμενος πολιήτας having arranged his men, Refs 8th c.BC+; so after Homer, κ. στρατόν (variant for{κοιμήσων}) Refs 5th c.BC+
2 generally, arrange, prepare, δόρπον ἐκόσμει Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, δεῖπνον κεκόσμηται Refs 5th c.BC+; δεῖ οὕτω κοσμηθῆναι ὅκως.. Refs 3rd c.AD+; τὸ κοσμηθὲν αἷμα, ={τὸνοἰκεῖον κόσμον κτησάμενον}, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II order, rule, τὴν πόλιν κ. καλῶς τε καὶ εὖ Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἐμαυτόν restrain myself, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, τὰ κοσμούμενα orderly institutions, Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect participle, of persons, orderly, ταπεινὸς καὶ κεκοσμημένος Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 in Crete, hold office of κόσμος Refs 4th c.BC+; Cretan dialect κοσμίω Refs; also κορμίω (which see).
III adorn, equip, dress, especially of women, Refs 8th c.BC+middle, κοσμέεσθαι τὰς κεφαλάς to adorn their heads, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν φοινικίσι κοσμησάμενοι having decked themselves who roasts Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, χρυσῷ κοσμηθεῖσα Refs 7th c.BC+
III.2 metaphorically, adorn, embellish, λόγους Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἔργον ἄριστονRefs 5th c.BC+; τὸν.. τὴν ἐκείνων ἀρετὴν κοσμήσοντα (in speaking) Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, ἦθος σεμνότητι -μημένον Refs 1st c.BC+
III.3 honour, λουτροῖς σ᾽ ἐκόσμης᾽ Refs 5th c.BC+; of persons, adorn, be an honour to, πατρίδα Refs 6th c.BC+
III.4 bury, Refs
IV passive, to be assigned, ascribed to, ἐς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον νομὸν αὗται [αἱ πόλεις] ἐκεκοσμέατο Refs 5th c.BC+; especially of philosophic schools, κατὰ τὴν Ἀκαδημίαν κοσμεῖσθαι Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kosmavōκοσμεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | decorate | 1× |
| kosmaleἐκόσμουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | adorn | 1× |
| kosmalaἐκόσμησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | trimmed | 1× |
| kosmotēκεκόσμηται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | adorned | 1× |
| kosmaleiōκοσμῶσιν | happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural | adorn | 1× |
| kosmarōκοσμεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | adorn | 1× |
| kosmorēntonκεκοσμημένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine | put in order | 2× |
| kosmorēntanκεκοσμημένην | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine | adorned | 1× |
| kosmorēntoisκεκοσμημένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | adorned | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kosmamō | kosmame | kosmami | kosmama | kosmamē | kosmamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kosmasō | kosmase | kosmasi | kosmasa | kosmasē | kosmaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kosmatō | kosmate | kosmati | kosmata | kosmatē | kosmatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kosmanō | kosmane | kosmani | kosmana | kosmanē | kosmanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kosmavō1×κοσμεῖτε | kosmave | kosmavi | kosmava | kosmavē | kosmavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kosmalō | kosmale1×ἐκόσμουν | kosmali | kosmala1×ἐκόσμησαν | kosmalē | kosmalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kosmomō | kosmome | kosmomē | kosmomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kosmosō | kosmose | kosmosē | kosmoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kosmotō | kosmote | kosmotē1×κεκόσμηται | kosmotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kosmonō | kosmone | kosmonē | kosmonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kosmovō | kosmove | kosmovē | kosmovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kosmolō | kosmole | kosmolē | kosmolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kosmameiō | kosmameia | kosmameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kosmaseiō | kosmaseia | kosmaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kosmateiō | kosmateia | kosmateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kosmaneiō | kosmaneia | kosmaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kosmaveiō | kosmaveia | kosmaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kosmaleiō1×κοσμῶσιν | kosmaleia | kosmaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kosmomeiō | kosmomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kosmoseiō | kosmoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kosmoteiō | kosmoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kosmoneiō | kosmoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kosmoveiō | kosmoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kosmoleiō | kosmoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kosmasōr | kosmasar | kosmasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kosmatōr | kosmatar | kosmatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kosmavōr | kosmavar | kosmavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kosmalōr | kosmalar | kosmalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kosmosōr | kosmosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kosmotōr | kosmotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kosmovōr | kosmovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kosmolōr | kosmolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kosmamoiō | kosmamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kosmasoiō | kosmasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kosmatoiō | kosmatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kosmanoiō | kosmanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kosmavoiō | kosmavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kosmaloiō | kosmaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kosmomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kosmosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kosmotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kosmonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kosmovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kosmoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kosmarō1×κοσμεῖν | kosmari | kosmara | kosmarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kosmorō | kosmorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kosmarōntos | kosmarintos | kosmarantos | kosmarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kosmorōntos | kosmorēntos4× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kosm is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
kosmavō“decorate”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 23:29… oikodomavō toin tafoin toiu profētoiu kai kosmavō teim mnēmeieim toiu dikaioiu,… build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
kosmale“adorn”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Peter 3:5“adorn”… hagiais gunaikais tais elpizarōntais eis theon kosmale heautain, hupotassorōntais toi idioi androi,… how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
kosmala“trimmed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 25:7… egerila pantais tais parthenais ekeinais kai kosmala tain lampadain heautaiu.… all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
kosmotē“adorned”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 21:5… hiereu, hoti lithoi kaloi kai anathemei kosmotē legata;… were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts …
kosmaleiō“adorn”happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Titus 2:10… didaskalian tan tou sōtērou nu theou kosmaleiō en pantei.… that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
kosmarō“adorn”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Timothy 2:9… katastola kosmia meta aidōau kai sōfrosunau kosmarō heautain, mē en plegmei kai chrusie …Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty …
kosmorēnton“put in order”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine2×
Matthew 12:44… kai ercharantem heuriskatō scholazarōnton sarorēnton kai kosmorēnton.… the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
Luke 11:25kai ercharantem heuriskatō sarorēnton kai kosmorēnton.… finds the house swept clean and put in order.
kosmorēntan“adorned”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
Revelation 21:2… apo tou theou, hetoimazorēntan hōs numfan kosmorēntan to andro autau.… from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
kosmorēntois“adorned”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Revelation 21:19… teicheu tau polau panto litho timio kosmorēntois; tos themelios tos prōtos iaspias, tos …… foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone …