κοσμέω,
κόσμῳ; 3 person plural imperfect
ἐκόσμουν; 1 aorist
ἐκόσμησά; perfect passive
κεκόσμημαι; (
κόσμος);
1. to put in order, arrange, make ready, prepare:
τάς λαμπάδας, put in order (
A. V. trim),
Matthew 25:7 (
δόρπον,
Homer, Odyssey 7, 13;
τράπεζαν,
Xenophon, Cyril 8, 2, 6; 6,11; the
Sept. Ezekiel 23:41 for
עָרַך; Sir. 29:26;
προσφοράν, Sir. 50:14, and other examples elsewhere).
2. to ornament, adorn (so in Greek writings from
Hesiod down; the
Sept. several times for
עָדָה); properly:
οἶκον, in the passive,
Matthew 12:44;
Luke 11:25;
τά μνημεῖα, to decorate (
A. V. garnish),
Matthew 23:29 (
τάφους,
Xenophon, mem. 2, 2, 13);
τό ἱερόν λίθοις καί ἀναθεμασι, in the passive,
Luke 21:5;
τούς θεμελίους τοῦ τείχους λίθῳ τιμίῳ,
Revelation 21:19;
τινα (with garments),
νύμφην, passive
Revelation 21:2;
ἑαυτάς ἐν τίνι,
1 Timothy 2:9 (on this passage, see
καταστολή, 2). Metaphorically equivalent to
to embellish with honor, gain honor (
Pindar nem. 6, 78;
Thucydides 2, 42;
κεκοσμενον τῇ ἀρετή,
Xenophon, Cyril 8, 1, 21):
ἑαυτάς, followed by a participle designating the act by which the honor is gained,
1 Peter 3:5;
τήν διδασκαλίαν ἐν πᾶσιν, in all things,
Titus 2:10.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Ezekiel
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23:41
- Matthew
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12:44; 23:29; 25:7
- Luke
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11:25; 21:5
- 1 Timothy
-
2:9
- Titus
-
2:10
- 1 Peter
-
3:5
- Revelation
-
21:2; 21:19
