Greek · G2889, G5562

κόσμος χωρῆσαι

World · to make room for

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κόσμος G2889 world

Pronunciation kósmos

The world as an ordered system, but especially the realm of human affairs hostile to God's kingdom.

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χωρέω G5562 to make room for

Pronunciation chōréō

To hold or make room for, literally in space or metaphorically in heart and mind.

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What does κόσμος χωρῆσαι (kosmos chōrēsai) mean in the Bible?

κόσμος · χωρέω is a Greek phrase meaning "World contain; Jesus’ works exceed exhaustive written record.".

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What does κόσμος · χωρέω mean in the Bible?

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2889, G5562?

G2889, G5562 is connected to 185 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. World contain; Jesus’ works exceed exhaustive written record.

Strong's G2889, G5562

Lexical occurrences 185 verses Word forms 4 forms 185 references

Source Gloss

World contain; Jesus’ works exceed exhaustive written record.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 185 Case pattern Genitive (71) Number pattern Singular (185)

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:38 · John 1:10 · John 3:17 · John 7:7 · John 12:19 · John 14:17 · John 14:19 · John 14:27 · John 14:31 · John 15:18 · John 15:19 · John 16:20 · John 17:14 · John 17:21 · John 17:23 · John 17:25 32×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:8 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 24:21 · Matt 25:34 · Luke 11:50 · Luke 12:30 · John 1:29 · John 4:42 · John 6:51 · John 8:12 · John 8:23 · John 9:5 · John 11:9 · John 12:31 · John 13:1 · John 14:30 71×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:7 · Matt 26:13 · John 1:10 · John 6:33 · John 7:4 · John 9:5 · John 12:25 · John 13:1 · John 14:22 · John 16:33 · John 17:11 · John 17:13 · John 18:20 · Rom 1:8 · Rom 5:13 · 1 Cor 4:9 36×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 16:26 · Mark 8:36 · Mark 14:9 · Mark 16:15 · Luke 9:25 · John 1:9 · John 3:16 · John 3:17 · John 3:19 · John 6:14 · John 8:26 · John 9:39 · John 10:36 · John 11:27 · John 12:46 · John 12:47 46×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 3 imperative 2 infinitive 4 participle 1

Tense

present 7 aorist 2 future 1

Voice

active 10

Mood

infinitive 4 indicative 3 imperative 2 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 15:17 χωρεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:11 χωροῦσι present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:12 χωρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:12 χωρείτω present active imperative imperative Mark 2:2 χωρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive John 2:6 χωροῦσαι present active participle participle John 8:37 χωρεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 21:25 χωρήσειν future active infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 7:2 Χωρήσατε aorist active imperative imperative 2 Peter 3:9 χωρῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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