κῶμος
kōmos · carousing
Greek word · Strong’s number G2970 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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kōmos (κῶμος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “carousing”.
A drunken revel.
How to say it
kō·mos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A noisy party with heavy drinking.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- orgies ×1
- revelries ×1
- revelry ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 13:13
As in the day, let us walk decently, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in sexual excess and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy.
- Galatians 5:21
envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these, about which I tell you beforehand, as I told you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- 1 Peter 4:3
For the time that has passed is enough for doing what the nations want, having walked in debauchery, desires, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and lawless idolatries.