adjective

kosmios

Greekκόσμιος (kosmios)

Strong’sG2887

orderly, virtuous

stem kosmi-2 times in the New Testament2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

modest1×respectable1×

What it means

κόσμιος, -ον (in cl. -α, -ον),

(< κόσμος), [in LXX: Ec 12:9 (תּקן)*;]

orderly, decent, modest: I Ti 2:9 (WH, mg., -ίως, q.v.) 3:2.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2887 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkos'-mee-os

orderly, i.e. decorous

Fromfrom G2889 (in its primary sense);

King Jamesof good behaviour, modest.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	kosmios	kosmias	kosmiem	kosmiois	kosmiais	kosmieim
object accusative	kosmion1×κόσμιον	kosmian		kosmioin	kosmiain
direct address vocative	kosmior	kosmiar		kosmioir	kosmiair
of, belonging to genitive	kosmiou	kosmiau	kosmieu	kosmioiu	kosmiaiu	kosmieiu
to, for dative	kosmio	kosmia1×κοσμίῳ	kosmie	kosmioi	kosmiai	kosmiei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

kosmistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

kosmi 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

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

kosmion“respectable”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Timothy 3:2“respectable”datō oun ton episkopon anepilēmpton arō, henau gunaikau anēron, nēfalion, sōfrōnon, kosmion, filoxenon, didaktikon,An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

kosmia“modest”to, fordative singular1×

1 Timothy 2:9“modest”hōsautōs kai gunaikain en katastola kosmia meta aidōau kai sōfrosunau kosmarō heautain, mē en plegmei kai chrusie ē margaritoi ē himatismo polutelo,Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,