κόσμος kosmos
Greek word for “world” · Strong’s G2889 · used 186 times in 151 verses
Meaning
κόσμος, -ου, ὁ; 1. order (Hom., Plat., al.).;
How it is translated
Glosses given for kosmos in context, with how often each is used:
- world 182
- world? 2
- earth 1
- adorning 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John | 78 | 5.0 | |
| 1 John | 23 | 10.7 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 21 | 3.1 | |
| Matthew | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Romans | 9 | 1.3 | |
| Hebrews | 5 | 1.0 | |
| James | 5 | 2.9 | |
| 2 Peter | 5 | 4.5 | |
| Colossians | 4 | 2.5 | |
| Mark | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Luke | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 3 | 0.7 |
Also in 8 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
John 17 (13), 1 John 4 (7), John 14 (6), John 16 (6), John 12 (5), 1 Corinthians 1 (4), 1 John 2 (4), John 1 (3), John 3 (3), John 6 (3)
Forms
- κόσμου 72
- κόσμον 46
- κόσμῳ 36
- κόσμος 32
Words used with it
Words that share verses with kosmos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- καταβολή katabolē “beginning” 10
- πατήρ patēr “father” 16
- καθώς kathōs “as/just as” 12
- εἰ ei “if” 16
- ὅλος holos “all” 9
- ζωή zōē “life” 9
- πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 10
- ἀγαπάω agapaō “to love” 8
- οἶδα oida “to know” 10
- φῶς phōs “light” 7
- λαλέω laleō “to speak” 10
- δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 11
Key verses
The verses using kosmos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- John 1:29 — The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
- John 14:27 — Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
- John 16:33 — These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
- Romans 3:19 — Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty…
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 — For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have…
- Ephesians 1:4 — According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
- Ephesians 2:2 — Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the…
- Ephesians 2:12 — That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and…
- 1 Timothy 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,…
- James 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
- Revelation 11:15 — And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his…
See all 151 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.