κοσμέωkosméō
to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick)
Greek (New Testament) · G2885
Meanings
1. to order, arrange, prepare (in Hom. especially of marshalling armies): Matthew 25:7 (cf. Sirach 50:9, and elsewhere).
2. to adorn, furnish: οἶκον, passive, Matthew 12:44, Luke 11:25; μνημεῖα, Matthew 23:29; τὸ ἱερόν, passive, Luke 21:5; θεμέλιοι, Revelation 21:19; νύμφην, passive, Revelation 21:2; ἑαυτάς, followed by ἐν, 1 Timothy 2:9. Metaph., with accusative of person, 1 Peter 3:5; with accusative of thing, Titus 2:10.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order.
- Matthew 23:29 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed.
- Matthew 25:7 “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps.
- Luke 11:25 So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order.
- Luke 21:5 Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said,
- 1 Timothy 2:9 And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.