κόσμιοςkósmios
orderly, decent, modest: 1 Timothy 2:9 1 Timothy 3:2.
Greek (New Testament) · G2887
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 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.
- 1 Timothy 3:2 So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.