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κοσμέω (G2885)

kosméō

kos-meh'-o

from κόσμος; to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick):--adorn, garnish, trim.

Abbott–Smith

κοσμέω, -ῶ (< κόσμος), [in LXX for עדה, תּקן, etc.;]
1. to order, arrange, prepare (in Hom. esp. of marshalling armies): Mt 25:7 (cf. Si 50:9, al.).
2. to adorn, furnish: οἶκον, pass., Mt 12:44, Lk 11:25; μνημεῖα, Mt 23:29; τὸ ἱερόν, pass., Lk 21:5; θεμέλιοι, Re 21:19; νύμφην, pass., Re 21:2; ἑαυτάς, seq. ἐν, I Ti 2:9. Metaph., c. acc. pers., I Pe 3:5; c. acc. rei, Tit 2:10.†

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), in the public domain.


10 occurrences

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  • Matthew 12:44
    Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
  • Matthew 23:29
    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
  • Matthew 25:7
    Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
  • Luke 11:25
    And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
  • Luke 21:5
    And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
  • 1 Timothy 2:9
    In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
  • Titus 2:10
    Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
  • 1 Peter 3:5
    For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
  • Revelation 21:2
    And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
  • Revelation 21:19
    And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;