Word study · Greek

kosmos

world, order

Say it: KOS-mos (approximate)

κόσμος

What it means

The world. "We brought nothing into the world" (6:7) and "believed on in the world" (3:16).

Range of meaning

  • WorldThe created universe.
  • HumanityThe human world.
  • The world systemHuman society opposed to God.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 6

    "We brought nothing into the world" (6:7) and "the world" (1:15; 3:16).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G2889 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources