κόσμος
kósmos
world
Order, arrangement, ornamentation; by extension, the universe as an ordered whole; (in Hellenistic and Koine contexts) the inhabited world, the human order, or collective humanity; sometimes, the prevailing social system or order. The word primarily indicates a structured, harmonious arrangement, and secondarily refers to the world as the sum of its ordered parts, both material and social.
John 12:19 · Word #14
Lexicon G2889
| Lemma | κόσμος |
| Transliteration | kósmos |
| Strong's | G2889 |
| Definition | Order, arrangement, ornamentation; by extension, the universe as an ordered whole; (in Hellenistic and Koine contexts) the inhabited world, the human order, or collective humanity; sometimes, the prevailing social system or order. The word primarily indicates a structured, harmonious arrangement, and secondarily refers to the world as the sum of its ordered parts, both material and social. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | world |
| Literal | world |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κόσμος |
| Strong's | G2889 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2889-03
ordered world
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, masculine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); functioning as a singular substantive in subject form. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Ordered world" preserves the root sense of arrangement and structured harmony while reflecting the developed meaning of the universe or human order as a coherent whole. The nominative masculine singular form presents it as a singular subject or substantive entity. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
ordered world
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 emphasizes the semantic nuance of κόσμος as not just 'world' in general, but 'ordered world,' which aligns with the lexicon and the wider sense of the Greek. |