What does ἄξιος · κόσμος mean in the Bible?
ἄξιος · κόσμος is a Greek phrase meaning "the world was not worthy".
Greek · G514, G2889
οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος
Deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise) · world
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ἄξιοςG514deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)
Pronunciationáxios
Deserving or worthy based on merit or proportional value, demanding appropriate response or judgment.
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 οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος (ouk ēn axios ho kosmos) mean in the Bible?
ἄξιος · κόσμος is a Greek phrase meaning "the world was not worthy".
Full entry for οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος (G514, G2889) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G514, G2889?
G514, G2889 is connected to 41 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the world was not worthy
Source Gloss
the world was not worthy
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 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 patterns9Aligned forms41Case patternNominative (30)Number patternSingular (30)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 10:10 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 10:38 · Luke 7:4 · Luke 10:7 · Luke 15:19 · Luke 15:21 · John 1:27 · Acts 13:25 · 1 Tim 1:15 · 1 Tim 4:9 · 1 Tim 5:18 · Heb 11:38 · Rev 4:11 · Rev 5:219×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 22:8 · Rom 1:32 · Rev 3:4 · Rev 16:64×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterLuke 23:15 · 1 Cor 16:4 · 2 Thess 1:3 · Rev 5:124×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 10:132×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterRom 8:181×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterActs 23:29 · Acts 25:11 · Acts 25:25 · Acts 26:314×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 3:8 · Acts 13:46 · 1 Tim 6:13×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 12:48 · Luke 23:41 · Acts 26:203×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 3:81×
Word Origins
οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος is built from this root: