κοσμοκράτωρkosmokrátōr
a world-ruler, an epithet of Satan
Greek (New Testament) · G2888
Meanings
1. in Orphic hymns, and elsewhere (see AR, Ephesians 6:12), a ruler of the whole world (and so in Rabbinic writings: קוֺזמוֺקְרָטוֺר).
2. a ruler of this world (in contrast to παντοκράτωρ): οἱ κ. τ. σκότους τούτου, the rulers of this dark world, Ephesians 6:12.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Ephesians 6:12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.