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    G2889

    World (Kosmos)

    κόσμος (kosmos)

    The ordered creation, or the human system organized in opposition to God.

    Greek
    Pronunciation: KOS-mos

    Definition

    Kosmos is the Greek word for world, meaning 'order' or 'arrangement.' In the New Testament it carries dual meanings: God's beloved creation and the human system organized apart from and against God.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    John 3:16

    “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
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    1 John 2:15

    “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
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    John 17:15

    “I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.