Strong G2887κόσμιος
respectable
- Transliteration
- kosmios
- Pronunciation
- kos'-mee-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G2889 (in its primary sense);
orderly that is decorous: - of good behaviour modest.
orderly that is decorous: - of good behaviour modest.
Detailed definition
κόσμιος, -ον (in cl. -α, -ον),
(κόσμος), [in LXX: Ecc.12:9 (תָּקַן)*;]
orderly, decent, modest: 1Ti.2:9 (WH, mg., -ίως, which see) 1Ti.3:2.†
(AS)
(κόσμος), [in LXX: Ecc.12:9 (תָּקַן)*;]
orderly, decent, modest: 1Ti.2:9 (WH, mg., -ίως, which see) 1Ti.3:2.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2887 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- behaviour1
- modest1
First verses
- 1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
- 1 Timothy 3:2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
κόσμ-ιος, α, ον,
(-ος, ον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.606, 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.3))], well-ordered, regular, moderate, δαπάνη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 56o d; οἴκησις [prev. author] “Criti.” 112)] c; κόσμιόν ἐστι, with infinitive, is a regular practice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 565.)]
2 of persons, orderly, well-behaved, δίκαιοι καὶ σοφοὶ καὶ κ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 89; κ. καὶ σώφρων 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 21.19; κ. καὶ εὔκολοι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 329 d; κ. καὶ φρόνιμος ψυχή [prev. author] “Phd.” 108 a; χρηστὸς εἶ καὶ κ. 5th-6th c.BC: Nicopho Comicus 16; ἥτις ἐστὶ κοσμία γυνή 4th c.BC: Anaxandrides Comicus 56, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1277b23; κ. ἐν διαίτῃ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 408 b; πρὸς τοὺς θεούς [prev. author] “Smp.” 193 a; οἱ κοσμιώτατοι φύσει [prev. author] “R.” 564)] e; of a patient, quiet, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 65)]: frequently in Oratt., of honest, orderly citizens, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 26.3, etc.; τοὺς πολίτας -ιωτέρους ποιεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 20.18)]; modest, ὁμιλία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.11.14 (_superlative_))]; τὸ κ. decency, order, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 872, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 802 e.)] adverb κοσμίως regularly, decently, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 709, 978, +others; κ. ἔχειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 68)] c; κ. ἥκομεν as befits us, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Sph.” 216 a; κ. βιοῦν 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.6)]: comparative -ιώτερον, βεβιωκέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.162)]: superlative -ώτατα, τὰς συμφορὰς φέρειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.4)].
II substantive κόσμιος, ὁ, (κόσμος IV) ={κοσμοπολίτης}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.600 f, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.9.1.)]
(-ος, ον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.606, 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.3))], well-ordered, regular, moderate, δαπάνη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 56o d; οἴκησις [prev. author] “Criti.” 112)] c; κόσμιόν ἐστι, with infinitive, is a regular practice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 565.)]
2 of persons, orderly, well-behaved, δίκαιοι καὶ σοφοὶ καὶ κ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 89; κ. καὶ σώφρων 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 21.19; κ. καὶ εὔκολοι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 329 d; κ. καὶ φρόνιμος ψυχή [prev. author] “Phd.” 108 a; χρηστὸς εἶ καὶ κ. 5th-6th c.BC: Nicopho Comicus 16; ἥτις ἐστὶ κοσμία γυνή 4th c.BC: Anaxandrides Comicus 56, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1277b23; κ. ἐν διαίτῃ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 408 b; πρὸς τοὺς θεούς [prev. author] “Smp.” 193 a; οἱ κοσμιώτατοι φύσει [prev. author] “R.” 564)] e; of a patient, quiet, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 65)]: frequently in Oratt., of honest, orderly citizens, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 26.3, etc.; τοὺς πολίτας -ιωτέρους ποιεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 20.18)]; modest, ὁμιλία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.11.14 (_superlative_))]; τὸ κ. decency, order, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 872, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 802 e.)] adverb κοσμίως regularly, decently, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 709, 978, +others; κ. ἔχειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 68)] c; κ. ἥκομεν as befits us, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Sph.” 216 a; κ. βιοῦν 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.6)]: comparative -ιώτερον, βεβιωκέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.162)]: superlative -ώτατα, τὰς συμφορὰς φέρειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.4)].
II substantive κόσμιος, ὁ, (κόσμος IV) ={κοσμοπολίτης}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.600 f, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.9.1.)]