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Strong's #2886 - κοσμικός
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- of or belonging to the world
- relating to the universe
- earthly
- worldly, i.e. having the character of this present corrupt age
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κοσμ-ικός, ή, όν,
(κόσμος IV)
I of the world or universe, σχήματα Procl. in Euc. p.65 F.; τὰ κ. πάντα v.l. in Arist. Ph. 196a25, cf. Philol. (?) 23; ἡ κ. διάταξις Plu. 2.119 f; κ. ὀχλήσεις Luc. Par. 11; κλίσεις (v.l. κλήσεις) Suid. s.v. Ὀρφεύς: Astrol., κ. κέντρα (opp. γενεθλιαλογικά) Vett.Val. 79.26. Adv. - κῶς Id. 119.15, Ptol. Tetr. 112.
II
1. of this world, earthly, Hebrews 9:1; worldly, ἐπιθυμίαι Titus 2:12.
2. secular, lay, opp. clerical, Just. Nov. 123.1.2.
κοσμικός, κοσμικη, κοσμικόν (κόσμος), of or belonging to the world (Vulg. saecularis); i. e.:
1. relating to the universe: τοὐρανοῦ τοῦδε καί τῶν κοσμικων πάντων, Aristotle, phys. 2, 4, p. 196{a}, 25; opposed to ἀνθρώπινος, Lucian, paras. 11; κοσμικη διάταξις, Plutarch, consol. ad Apoll c. 34, p. 119 e.
2. earthly: τό ἅγιον κοσμικόν (its) earthly sanctuary (R. V. of this world), Hebrews 9:1.
3. worldly, i. e. having the character of this (present) corrupt age: αἱ κοσμικαι ἐπιθυμίαι, Titus 2:12; (so also in ecclesiastical writings).
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* κοσμικός , -ή , -όν
(κόσμος ),
1. pertaining to the world or universe.
2. of this world, earthly. Hebrews 9:1.
3. In ethical sense, worldly: ἐπιθυμίαι , Titus 2:12.†
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