Greek · G2889, G5562 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "World contain; Jesus’ works exceed exhaustive written record.". World contain; Jesus’ works exceed exhaustive written record.

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Meaning

World contain; Jesus’ works exceed exhaustive written record.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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