What does ὅλος · κόσμος mean in the Bible?
ὅλος · κόσμος is a Greek phrase meaning "whole world".
Greek · G3650, G2889
κόσμον ὅλον
All · world
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ὅλοςG3650all
Pronunciationhólos
Denotes completeness or totality of a whole unit, distinct from πᾶς which emphasizes all individual parts collectively.
Open lexicon entry →κόσμοςG2889world
Pronunciationkósmos
The world as an ordered system, but especially the realm of human affairs hostile to God's kingdom.
Open lexicon entry →What does κόσμον ὅλον (kosmon holon) mean in the Bible?
ὅλος · κόσμος is a Greek phrase meaning "whole world".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3650, G2889?
G3650, G2889 is connected to 108 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. whole world
Source Gloss
whole world
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms108Case patternNominative (29)Number patternSingular (89)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 1:22 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 26:56 · Matt 26:59 · Mark 14:55 · Mark 15:1 · Luke 11:34 · Luke 11:36 · Luke 13:21 · John 11:50 · 1 Cor 12:1717×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMark 1:33 · John 4:53 · Acts 19:27 · Acts 21:30 · Acts 21:31 · 1 Cor 14:23 · Rev 6:12 · Rev 13:38×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 22:40 · John 9:34 · John 13:10 · 1 John 5:194×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMark 12:30 · Mark 12:33 · Luke 4:14 · Luke 5:5 · Luke 10:27 · Luke 23:5 · Acts 9:31 · Acts 9:42 · Acts 10:37 · Acts 13:49 · Rom 16:23 · Rev 3:10 · Rev 16:1418×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineJohn 19:23 · 1 John 2:22×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 10:221×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 4:23 · Matt 9:31 · Matt 22:37 · Matt 24:14 · Luke 1:65 · Luke 7:17 · Luke 10:27 · Acts 15:22 · 2 Cor 1:1 · 1 Thess 4:1014×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 26:13 · Acts 18:8 · Rom 1:8 · Heb 3:54×
Dative · Singular · NeuterPhil 1:131×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 4:24 · Matt 9:26 · Matt 14:35 · Matt 20:6 · Matt 27:27 · Mark 1:28 · Mark 1:39 · Mark 6:55 · Mark 15:16 · Mark 15:33 · Luke 8:39 · Luke 23:44 · Acts 5:11 · Acts 7:11 · Acts 11:28 · Acts 13:620×
Word Origins
κόσμον ὅλον is a primary word - no further derivation.