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κόσμον ὅλον

All · world

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ὅλος G3650 all
Pronunciation hólos
Denotes completeness or totality of a whole unit, distinct from πᾶς which emphasizes all individual parts collectively.
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κόσμος G2889 world
Pronunciation kósmos
The world as an ordered system, but especially the realm of human affairs hostile to God's kingdom.
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What does κόσμον ὅλον (kosmon holon) mean in the Bible?

ὅλος · κόσμος is a Greek word meaning "whole world".

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Meaning

whole world
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 1:22 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 26:56 · Matt 26:59 · Mark 14:55 · Mark 15:1 · Luke 11:34 · Luke 11:36 · Luke 13:21 · John 11:50 · 1 Cor 12:17 17×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 1:33 · John 4:53 · Acts 19:27 · Acts 21:30 · Acts 21:31 · 1 Cor 14:23 · Rev 6:12 · Rev 13:3 8×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 22:40 · John 9:34 · John 13:10 · 1 John 5:19 4×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 12:30 · Mark 12:33 · Luke 4:14 · Luke 5:5 · Luke 10:27 · Luke 23:5 · Acts 9:31 · Acts 9:42 · Acts 10:37 · Acts 13:49 · Rom 16:23 · Rev 3:10 · Rev 16:14 18×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine John 19:23 · 1 John 2:2 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 10:22 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:23 · Matt 9:31 · Matt 22:37 · Matt 24:14 · Luke 1:65 · Luke 7:17 · Luke 10:27 · Acts 15:22 · 2 Cor 1:1 · 1 Thess 4:10 14×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:13 · Acts 18:8 · Rom 1:8 · Heb 3:5 4×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Phil 1:13 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:24 · Matt 9:26 · Matt 14:35 · Matt 20:6 · Matt 27:27 · Mark 1:28 · Mark 1:39 · Mark 6:55 · Mark 15:16 · Mark 15:33 · Luke 8:39 · Luke 23:44 · Acts 5:11 · Acts 7:11 · Acts 11:28 · Acts 13:6 20×
108 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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