John 18:20:8John.18.20.W8TAB
κόσμῳ·
kosmô
“world”
- Transliteration
- KOS-mô
- Extended
- KOHs-mô
- IPA
- /ˈkos.mɔː/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
KOS-mô
- clause
e-GÔ par-rê-SI-a le-LA-lê-ka tÔ KOS-mô
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TÔ ee-ay-SOOS e-GÔ par-rê-SI-a le-LA-lê-ka tÔ KOS-mô e-GÔ PAN-to-te e-DI-dak-sa en sy-na-gô-GÊ kai en tÔ hi-e-RÔ HO-pou PAN-tes hoi i-ou-DAI-oi sy-NER-khon-tai kai en kryp-TÔ e-LA-lê-sa ou-DEN
Exegesis
The phrase tō kosmō {τῷ κόσμῳ | tō kosmō} ‘to the world’ extends that openness to the wider public sphere.
In context — John 18:20
Jesus answered him, “I have spoken publicly before the world . I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews gather, and I said nothing in secret.”
About this coordinate
John 18:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 18:20, so the Greek word κόσμῳ· (kosmô) 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.18.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.20.W8.S1) and character.