King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2886
Transliteration: kosmikos
Phonetic Spelling: (kos-mee-kos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: pertaining to the world
Meaning: pertaining to the world
κοσμικός, κοσμικη, κοσμικόν (κόσμος), of or belonging to the world (Vulg.saecularis); i. e.:
Word Summary
kosmikos: pertaining to the world
Original Word: κοσμικόςTransliteration: kosmikos
Phonetic Spelling: (kos-mee-kos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: pertaining to the world
Meaning: pertaining to the world
Strong's Concordance
worldly. From kosmos (in its secondary sense); terrene ("cosmic"), literally (mundane) or figuratively (corrupt) -- worldly.
see GREEK kosmos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2886: κοσμικόςκοσμικός, κοσμικη, κοσμικόν (κόσμος), of or belonging to the world (Vulg.saecularis); i. e.:
1. relating to the universe: τοὐρανοῦ τοῦδε καί τῶν κοσμικων πάντων, Aristotle, phys. 2, 4, p. 196{a}, 25; opposed to ἀνθρώπινος, Lucian, paras. 11; κοσμικη διάταξις, Plutarch, consol. ad Apoll c. 34, p. 119 e.
2. earthly: τό ἅγιον κοσμικόν (its) earthly sanctuary (R. V. of this world), Hebrews 9:1.
3. worldly, i. e. having the character of this (present) corrupt age: αἱ κοσμικαι ἐπιθυμίαι, Titus 2:12; (so also in ecclesiastical writings).