John 17:18:12John.17.18.W12TAB
κόσμον·
kosmon
“world”
- Transliteration
- KOS-mon
- Extended
- KOHs-mohn
- IPA
- /ˈkos.mon/
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) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KOS-mon
- phraseyour reading level
ka-GŌ a-PE-stei-la au-TOUS eis ton KOS-mon
- sentence
ka-THŌS e-ME a-PE-stei-las eis ton KOS-mon ka-GŌ a-PE-stei-la au-TOUS eis ton KOS-mon
Exegesis
In the first clause, eme apesteilas eis ton kosmon {ἐμὲ ἀπέστειλας εἰς τὸν κόσμον | emé apésteilas eis tón kósmon} places the direct object before the verb, giving Me prominence and presenting the sending as a completed mission toward the world.
The second clause, kago apesteila autous eis ton kosmon {κἀγὼ ἀπέστειλα αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν κόσμον | kagō apésteila autoús eis tón kósmon}, mirrors the first with kago {κἀγώ | kagō} ‘and I’ for emphasis and with the repeated destination phrase eis ton kosmon {εἰς τὸν κόσμον | eis tón kósmon}, which frames the verse and keeps the mission sphere in view. The repeated aorist verbs create a balanced, mirrored structure that presents the disciples’ sending as derivative from and patterned after the first sending.
Root and etymology
kosmeōkappa–omicron–sigma–mu–epsilon–omega
“to arrange, adorn”
In context — John 17:18
Just as You sent Me into the world , I also sent them into the world.
About this coordinate
John 17:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 17:18, so the Greek word κόσμον· (kosmon) 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.17.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.18.W12.S1) and character.