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Lexicon :: Strong's G2885 - kosmeō

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κοσμέω
Transliteration
kosmeō (Key)
Pronunciation
kos-meh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:867,459

Strong’s Definitions

κοσμέω kosméō, kos-meh'-o; from G2889; to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick):—adorn, garnish, trim.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G2885 in the following manner: adorn (5x), garnish (4x), trim (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G2885 in the following manner: adorn (5x), garnish (4x), trim (1x).

  1. to put in order, arrange, make ready, prepare

  2. to ornament, adorn

  3. metaph. to embellish with honour, gain honour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κοσμέω kosméō, kos-meh'-o; from G2889; to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick):—adorn, garnish, trim.
STRONGS G2885:
κοσμέω, κόσμῳ; 3 person plural imperfect ἐκόσμουν; 1 aorist ἐκόσμησά; perfect passive κεκόσμημαι; (κόσμος);
1. to put in order, arrange, make ready, prepare: τάς λαμπάδας, put in order (A. V. trim), Matthew 25:7 (δόρπον, Homer, Odyssey 7, 13; τράπεζαν, Xenophon, Cyril 8, 2, 6; 6,11; the Sept. Ezekiel 23:41 for עָרַך; Sir. 29:26; προσφοράν, Sir. 50:14, and other examples elsewhere).
2. to ornament, adorn (so in Greek writings from Hesiod down; the Sept. several times for עָדָה); properly: οἶκον, in the passive, Matthew 12:44; Luke 11:25; τά μνημεῖα, to decorate (A. V. garnish), Matthew 23:29 (τάφους, Xenophon, mem. 2, 2, 13); τό ἱερόν λίθοις καί ἀναθεμασι, in the passive, Luke 21:5; τούς θεμελίους τοῦ τείχους λίθῳ τιμίῳ, Revelation 21:19; τινα (with garments), νύμφην, passive Revelation 21:2; ἑαυτάς ἐν τίνι, 1 Timothy 2:9 (on this passage, see καταστολή, 2). Metaphorically equivalent to to embellish with honor, gain honor (Pindar nem. 6, 78; Thucydides 2, 42; κεκοσμενον τῇ ἀρετή, Xenophon, Cyril 8, 1, 21): ἑαυτάς, followed by a participle designating the act by which the honor is gained, 1 Peter 3:5; τήν διδασκαλίαν ἐν πᾶσιν, in all things, Titus 2:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
23:41
Matthew
12:44; 23:29; 25:7
Luke
11:25; 21:5
1 Timothy
2:9
Titus
2:10
1 Peter
3:5
Revelation
21:2; 21:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2885 matches the Greek κοσμέω (kosmeō),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:6 - He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of Parvaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - The courtyard was beautifully decorated with white cotton curtains and blue hangings, which were fastened with white linen cords and purple ribbons to silver rings embedded in marble pillars. Gold and silver couches stood on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:13 - Accept the way God does things,
for who can straighten what he has made crooked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 - What are you doing,
you who have been plundered?
Why do you dress up in beautiful clothing
and put on gold jewelry?
Why do you brighten your eyes with mascara?
Your primping will do you no good!
The allies who were your lovers
despise you and seek to kill you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:11 - I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, beautiful necklaces,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:13 - And so you were adorned with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods—choice flour, honey, and olive oil—and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:41 - You sat with them on a beautifully embroidered couch and put my incense and my special oil on a table that was spread before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:9 - Fear the LORD if you are wise!
His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem:
“The armies of destruction are coming;
the LORD is sending them.[fn]
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