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Lexicon :: Strong's G2888 - kosmokratōr

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κοσμοκράτωρ
Transliteration
kosmokratōr (Key)
Pronunciation
kos-mok-rat'-ore
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:913,466

Strong’s Definitions

κοσμοκράτωρ kosmokrátōr, kos-mok-rat'-ore; from G2889 and G2902; a world-ruler, an epithet of Satan:—ruler.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2888 in the following manner: ruler (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2888 in the following manner: ruler (1x).
  1. lord of the world, prince of this age

    1. the devil and his demons

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κοσμοκράτωρ kosmokrátōr, kos-mok-rat'-ore; from G2889 and G2902; a world-ruler, an epithet of Satan:—ruler.
STRONGS G2888:
κοσμοκράτωρ, κοσμοκρατορος, (κόσμος and κρατέω), lord of the world, prince of this age: the devil and demons are called in plural οἱ κοσμοκρατορες τοῦ σκότους τοῦ αἰῶνος (but critical editions omit τοῦ αἰῶνος) τούτου (R. V. the world-rulers of this darkness), Ephesians 6:12; cf. 11; John 12:31; 2 Corinthians 4:4; see ἄρχων. (The word occurs in the Orphica, 8, 11; 11, 11; in ecclesiastical writings of Satan; in rabbinical writings כּוזְמוקְרָטור is used both of human rulers and of the angel of death; cf. Buxtorf, Lex. talm. et rabb., p. 2006 (p. 996, Fischer edition).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
12:31
2 Corinthians
4:4
Ephesians
6:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2888 matches the Greek κοσμοκράτωρ (kosmokratōr),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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