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Lexicon :: Strong's G2970 - kōmos

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κῶμος
Transliteration
kōmos (Key)
Pronunciation
ko'-mos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

κῶμος kōmos, ko'-mos; from G2749; a carousal (as if letting loose):—revelling, rioting.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2970 in the following manner: revelling (2x), rioting (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2970 in the following manner: revelling (2x), rioting (1x).

  1. a revel, carousal

    1. a nocturnal and riotous procession of half drunken and frolicsome fellows who after supper parade through the streets with torches and music in honour of Bacchus or some other deity, and sing and play before houses of male and female friends; hence used generally of feasts and drinking parties that are protracted till late at night and indulge in revelry

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κῶμος kōmos, ko'-mos; from G2749; a carousal (as if letting loose):—revelling, rioting.
STRONGS G2970:
κῶμος, κωμου, ὁ (from κεῖμαι; accordingly equivalent to German Gelag; cf. Curtius, § 45); from (Homer h. Merc., Theognis) Herodotus down; a revel, carousal, i. e. in the Greek writings properly, a nocturnal and riotous procession of half-drunken and frolicsome fellows who after supper parade through the streets with torches and music in honor of Bacchus or some other deity, and sing and play before the houses of their male and female friends; hence, used generally, of feasts and drinking-parties that are protracted till late at night and indulge in revelry; plural (revellings): Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21; 1 Peter 4:3. (Wis. 14:23; 2 Macc. 6:4.) (Trench, § lxi.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
13:13
Galatians
5:21
1 Peter
4:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2970 matches the Greek κῶμος (kōmos),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:13 - Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:21 - envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:3 - You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy—their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.
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