John 15:18:3John.15.18.W3TAB
κόσμος
kosmos
“world”
- Transliteration
- KOS-mos
- Extended
- KOS-mos
- IPA
- /ˈkos.mos/
Meaning by language
- English
- world
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KOS-mos
- phraseyour reading level
ei ho KOS-mos hy-MAS mi-SEI
- sentence
ei ho KOS-mos hy-MAS mi-SEI yi-NÔ-ske-te HO-ti e-ME PRÔ-ton hy-MÔN me-MI-sê-ken
Exegesis
The sequence ho kosmos humas misei {ὁ κόσμος ὑμᾶς μισεῖ | ho kósmos hymâs miseî} places the world as subject and the disciples as object, with the present tense describing ongoing hostility.
Root and etymology
kosmeōkappa omicron sigma mu epsilon omega
“to arrange, adorn”
In context — John 15:18
If the world hates you, recognize that it has already hated Me before you.
About this coordinate
John 15:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 15:18, so the Greek word κόσμος (kosmos) 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.15.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.18.W3.S1) and character.