John 14:22:18John.14.22.W18TAB
κόσμῳ;
kosmoi
“world”
- Transliteration
- KOS-moi
- Extended
- KOHs-moi
- IPA
- /ˈkos.mɔːi̯/
Meaning by language
- English
- world
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
KOS-moi
- phraseyour reading level
TI YE-go-nen HO-ti hê-MIN MEL-leis em-pha-NI-zein se-au-TON KAI oo-KHI TOI KOS-moi
- clause
KY-ri-e TI YE-go-nen HO-ti hê-MIN MEL-leis em-pha-NI-zein se-au-TON KAI oo-KHI TOI KOS-moi
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI i-OO-das oo-kh ho i-ska-ri-O-tês KY-ri-e TI YE-go-nen HO-ti hê-MIN MEL-leis em-pha-NI-zein se-au-TON KAI oo-KHI TOI KOS-moi
Exegesis
The closing kai ouchi tō kosmō {καὶ οὐχὶ τῷ κόσμῳ | kaí oukhí tôi kós-mō} creates a sharp contrast between the disciples as recipients of the disclosure and the wider realm that does not receive it. The verse therefore moves from identification to address to the reason for selective self-disclosure, with the us/world contrast carrying the theological weight of the question.
Root and etymology
kosmeokappa omicron sigma mu epsilon omega
“to arrange, adorn”
In context — John 14:22
Judas, not the Iscariot, says to Him, “Lord , what has happened that You are about to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
About this coordinate
John 14:22:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 14:22, so the Greek word κόσμῳ; (kosmoi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.14.22.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.22.W18.S1) and character.