What does σαρόω · κοσμέω mean in the Bible?
σαρόω · κοσμέω is a Greek phrase meaning "swept and arranged, cleaned and ordered".
Greek · G4563, G2885
σεσαρωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον
Meaning a broom; to sweep · to arrange
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σαρόω G4563 meaning a broom; to sweep
Pronunciation saróō
To sweep clean, often with spiritual or moral implications in Jesus's parabolic teachings about inner cleansing.
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κοσμέω G2885 to arrange
Pronunciation kosméō
Arrange and beautify together: ordering for visual elegance and splendor, not mere functional arrangement
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What does σεσαρωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον (sesarōmenon kai kekosmēmenon) mean in the Bible?
σαρόω · κοσμέω is a Greek phrase meaning "swept and arranged, cleaned and ordered".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4563, G2885?
G4563, G2885 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. swept and arranged, cleaned and ordered
Source Gloss
swept and arranged, cleaned and ordered
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Perfect, Present Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Perfect Passive Matt 12:44 · Luke 11:25 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Luke 15:8 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 5 present 3 imperfect 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 5 passive 5
Mood
indicative 4 participle 4 infinitive 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:44 κεκοσμημένον perfect passive participle participle Matthew 23:29 κοσμεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 25:7 ἐκόσμησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 11:25 κεκοσμημένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 21:5 κεκόσμηται perfect passive indicative resultant 1 Timothy 2:9 κοσμεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Titus 2:10 κοσμῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Peter 3:5 ἐκόσμουν imperfect active indicative background Revelation 21:19 κεκοσμημένοι perfect passive participle participle Revelation 21:2 κεκοσμημένην perfect passive participle participle
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
σεσαρωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain