To arrange
κοσμέωStrong’s G2885kosmeō
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kosmeō is the Greek word usually translated “ordered”, “adorned” and “adorn”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“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;”
Meaning
Usually translated “ordered”, “adorned” and “adorn”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ordered 2
- adorned 2
- adorn 1
- trimmed 1
- it has been adorned 1
- adorning 1
- they may adorn 1
- were adorning 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Luke 2
- Revelation 2
- 1 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
- 1 Peter 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 2:10In contextNot purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
- Matthew 12:44Then 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 23:29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
- Matthew 25:7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
- Luke 11:25And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
- Luke 21:5And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
Greek dictionary
κοσμέω kosmeō · to arrange
κοσμέω, -ῶ (κόσμος), [in LXX for עָדָה, תָּקַן, etc. ;] 1. to order, arrange, prepare (in Hom. esp. of marshalling armies): Mat.25:7 (cf. Sir.50:9, al.). 2. to adorn, furnish: οἶκον, pass., Mat.12:44, Luk.11:25; μνημεῖα, Mat.23:29; τὸ ἱερόν, pass., Luk.21:5; θεμέλιοι, Rev.21:19; νύμφην, pass., Rev.21:2; ἐαυτάς, before ἐν, 1Ti.2:9. Metaphorical, with accusative of person(s), 1Pe.3:5; with accusative of thing(s), Tit.2:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “arrange” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ARRANGE, verb intransitive
- To put in proper order; to dispose the parts of a whole in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as troops arranged for battle.
- To adjust; to settle; to put in order; to prepare; a popular use of the word of very general application.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.