κόσμιος
kosmios · respectable, modest
Greek word · Strong’s number G2887 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kosmios (κόσμιος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “respectable, modest”.
Respectable, orderly, modest.
How to say it
kos·mi·os
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
- Dignified and seemly in manner.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- orderly ×1
- respectable ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise also I want the women to adorn themselves in respectable clothing, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,
- 1 Timothy 3:2
So the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, sensible, orderly, hospitable, able to teach,