What does κόσμος · χωρέω mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G2889, G5562
κόσμος χωρῆσαι
World · to make room for
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κόσμοςG2889world
Pronunciationkósmos
The world as an ordered system, but especially the realm of human affairs hostile to God's kingdom.
Open lexicon entry →χωρέωG5562to make room for
Pronunciationchōréō
To hold or make room for, literally in space or metaphorically in heart and mind.
Open lexicon entry →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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Questions this entry answers
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.
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 patterns4Aligned forms185Case patternGenitive (71)Number patternSingular (185)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 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 17:2532×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 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 14:3071×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 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 4:936×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 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 12:4746×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present7aorist2future1
Voice
active10
Mood
infinitive4indicative3imperative2participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:17χωρεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 19:11χωροῦσιpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 19:12χωρεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 19:12χωρείτωpresent active imperativeimperativeMark 2:2χωρεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 2:6χωροῦσαιpresent active participleparticipleJohn 8:37χωρεῖpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 21:25χωρήσεινfuture active infinitiveinfinitive2 Corinthians 7:2Χωρήσατεaorist active imperativeimperative2 Peter 3:9χωρῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitive
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 Origins
κόσμος χωρῆσαι is built from this root: