κόσμος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [kózmos]
  • (Koine): IPA: [kˈo̞zmo̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [kˈozmos]

[edit] Noun

κόσμος (genitive κόσμου) m, second declension; (kosmos)

  1. order,
  2. lawful order, government
  3. mode, fashion
  4. ornament, decoration
  5. honour, credit
  6. ruler
  7. world, universe, the earth
  8. mankind

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Strong’s concordance number: G2889


[edit] Greek

[edit] Noun

κόσμος m. (kósmos)   (plural  κόσμοι (kósmoi))

  1. World, the planet we live on.
  2. People, the masses.
  3. Crowds of people.
  4. A historical period, a special set of countries.
    Ο ρωμαϊκός κόσμος. (The Roman world.)
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