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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2887. κόσμιος (kosmios) -- Orderly, respectable, well-behaved</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2887.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/19-35.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2887.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2887</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2886.htm" title="2886">◄</a> 2887. kosmios <a href="../greek/2888.htm" title="2888">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kosmios: Orderly, respectable, well-behaved</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κόσμιος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kosmios<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>KOS-mee-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kos'-mee-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Orderly, respectable, well-behaved<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>orderly, virtuous, decent, modest, well-ordered.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from κόσμος (kosmos), meaning "order" or "world."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kosmios," the concept of orderliness and respectability can be related to Hebrew words like "תָּם" (tam), meaning "blameless" or "upright," and "יָשָׁר" (yashar), meaning "straight" or "upright."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective "kosmios" conveys the idea of being orderly, respectable, or well-behaved. It is used to describe someone who conducts themselves in a manner that is fitting and appropriate, reflecting a sense of decorum and propriety. In the New Testament, it is often associated with the behavior expected of church leaders and believers, emphasizing the importance of living a life that is in harmony with Christian values and teachings.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "kosmios" was highly valued, as it was associated with the ideal of living in harmony with the order of the universe. This idea was reflected in social conduct, where individuals were expected to behave in a manner that was fitting and proper within their community. For early Christians, adopting a "kosmios" lifestyle was a way to distinguish themselves from the surrounding pagan culture and to bear witness to the transformative power of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2887</b> <i>kósmios</i> (from <a href="/greek/2889.htm">2889</a> <i>/kósmos</i>, "world"; see also the other adjectival form, <a href="/greek/2886.htm">2886</a> <i>/kosmikós</i>) – literally, <i>ordered</i> (properly organized); hence, well-prepared (well-ordered).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2889.htm">kosmos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>orderly<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>proper (1), respectable (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2887: κόσμιος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κόσμιος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κόσμον</span>, of three term. in classical Greek, cf. <span class="manuref">WH</span>s Appendix, p. 157; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 11, 1; (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 25 (22f)) (<span class="greek2">κόσμος</span>), <span class="accented">well-arranged, seemly, modest</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9</a> (<span class="manuref">WH</span> marginal reading <span class="greek2">κοσμίως</span>); of a man living with decorum, a well-ordered life, <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3-2.htm">1 Timothy 3:2</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Isocrates</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lysias</span>, others) (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § xcii.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2887a: κοσμίως</span> [<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κοσμίως</span></span>, adverb (<span class="accented">decently</span>), from <span class="greek2">κόσμιος</span>, which see: <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9</a> <span class="manuref">WH</span> marginal reading (<span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Isocrates</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1>] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>of good behavior, modest. <p>From <a href="/greek/2889.htm">kosmos</a> (in its primary sense); orderly, i.e. Decorous -- of good behaviour, modest. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2889.htm">kosmos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κοσμιον κόσμιον κοσμιω κοσμίω κοσμίῳ kosmio kosmiō kosmíoi kosmíōi kosmion kósmion<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 2:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular">Adj-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν καταστολῇ <b>κοσμίῳ</b> μετὰ αἰδοῦς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> themselves <span class="itali">with proper</span> clothing,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> themselves in <span class="itali">modest</span> apparel, with<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in apparel <span class="itali">seemly</span> with modesty<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 3:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">νηφάλιον σώφρονα <b>κόσμιον</b> φιλόξενον διδακτικόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> prudent, <span class="itali">respectable,</span> hospitable,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sober, <span class="itali">of good behaviour,</span> given to hospitality,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sober self-controlled <span class="itali">respectable</span> hospitable able to teach<p><b><a href="/greek/2887.htm">Strong's Greek 2887</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2887.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kosmio__2887.htm">κοσμίῳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kosmion_2887.htm">κόσμιον — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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