ἐκόσμησα

κοσμέω

order: aor ind act 1st sg

κοσμέω

order: aor ind act 1st sg

ἐκόσμησα, κοσμέω

order: aor ind act 1st sg

ἐκόσμησε, κοσμέω

order: aor ind act 3rd sg

ἐκόσμησα, κοσμέω

order: aor ind act 1st sg

ἐκόσμησε, κοσμέω

order: aor ind act 3rd sg

ἀ̱κόσμησα, ἀκοσμέω

to be disorderly: aor ind act 1st sg (doric aeolic)

ἐκόσμησα, κοσμέω

order: aor ind act 1st sg

ἀ̱κόσμησα, ἀκοσμέω

to be disorderly: aor ind act 1st sg (doric aeolic)

ἐκόσμησα, κοσμέω

order: aor ind act 1st sg

κοσμέω impf. ἐκόσμουν; fut. κοσμήσω LXX; 1 aor. ἐκόσμησα. Pass.: aor. ἐκοσμήθην LXX; pf. 3 sg. κεκόσμηται, ptc. κεκοσμημένος; plpf. 3 sg. ἐκεκόσμητο (s. κόσμος; Hom.+).

① to put in order so as to appear neat or well organized, make neat/tidy (Od. 7, 13; X., Cyr. 8, 2, 6; 6, 11; SIG 1038, 11 τράπεζαν; PThéad 14, 18; Sir 29:26; 50:14; Just., A II, 5, 2 al; Tat. 12, 1; τὸν κόσμον Mel., P. 82, 616) trim, of lamps Mt 25:7. In imagery of a person as a house from which a possessive spirit has departed tidied, fixed up, put in order Mt 12:44; Lk 11:25 (for another nuance s. 2aβ below).

② to cause someth. to have an attractive appearance through decoration, adorn, decorate (Hes. et al.; LXX; SibOr 3, 426)

ⓐ lit.

α. of pers. τινὰ ἔν τινι someone w. someth. (Diod S 17, 53, 3 ἐν ὅπλοις=with [splendid] weapons; TestJud 13:5 ἐν χρυσίῳ καὶ μαργαρίταις) 1 Ti 2:9. Pass. (Xenophon Eph. 1, 2, 2 παρθένοι κεκοσμημέναι; TestSol 7:4 D; JosAs 4:2; Jos., Bell. 2, 444) νύμφη κεκοσμημένη a bride adorned for her husband (Achilles Tat. 3, 7, 5; s. TestJud 12:1) Rv 21:2; cp. Hv 4, 2, 1. Of women (POxy 1467, 5 γυναῖκες κεκοσμημέναι) κοσμηθεῖσαι πρὸς μοιχείαν beautified for adultery ApcPt 9:24 (cp. TestReub 5:5 κ. πρὸς ἀπάτην διανοίας; TestJos 9:5).

β. of things τὶ someth. pass. the temple in Jerusalem λίθοις καλοῖς καὶ ἀναθήμασιν κεκόσμηται is adorned w. beautiful stones and votive offerings (SIG 725, 2f τὸ ἱερὸν ἀναθέμασι κεκόσμηται; 1100, 21f; 1050, 6; 2 Macc 9:16; TestSol 10:5; 25:9; Philo, Det. Pot. Ins. 20) Lk 21:5; cp. Rv 21:19. κ. τὰ μνημεῖα (cp. X., Mem. 2, 2, 13; Jos., Ant. 14, 284 κ. τάφον) Mt 23:29. δένδρα καρποῖς κεκοσμημένα trees adorned w. fruit Hs 9, 1, 10; 9, 28, 1. This interpretation has also been assigned by some to οἶκος κεκοσμημένος a decorated house Mt 12:44; Lk 11:25 (ins ZPE 29, ’78, 213–28, ln. 67 [I A.D.]; Philo, Deus Imm. 150; SIG 326, 15 κεκοσμημένην τὴν πόλιν; Ath. 26, 2).

ⓑ fig.

α. make beautiful or attractive inwardly, morally (of exceptional persons Pind., N. 6, 46 [78]; Thu. 2, 42, 2 αἱ ἀρεταὶ ἐκόσμησαν; X., Cyr. 8, 1, 21; IGR IV, 288, 9 κεκόσμηκε τὸν αὑτοῦ βίον τῇ καλλίστῃ παρρησία; IPriene 105, 36; TestAbr B 13 p. 117, 14 [Stone p. 82] ἐν πολλῇ ὡραιότητι) κ. ἑαυτόν adorn oneself 1 Pt 3:5 (cp. Epict. 3, 1, 26; Just., A I, 12, 2); 1 Ti 2:9.—Pass., w. dat. of the thing that adorns (Diod S 16, 65, 2 ἀρεταῖς κεκοσμημένος; IK 30, 14, 4f; 3 Macc 6:1; Philo, Op. M. 139; Just., A II, 11, 4 κεκοσμημένον τῷ … κόσμῳ) παντὶ καλῷ ἐκεκόσμητο he was adorned w. every good thing MPol 13:2. καρποῖς Dg 12:1. τ. παναρέτῳ πολιτείᾳ 1 Cl 2:8. τῷ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματι 43:2. Also ἔν τινι (Sir 48:11 B, S, A οἱ ἐν ἀγαπήσει κεκοσμημένοι; TestAbr A 11 p. 89, 19f [Stone p. 26] ὁ ἐν τοιαύτῃ δόξῃ κοσμούμενος) ἐν ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς 1 Cl 33:7. ἐν τ. ἐντολαῖς Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ with the commandments of Jesus Christ IEph 9:2.

β. adorn, do credit to (Theognis 947 Diehl πατρίδα κοσμήσω) ἵνα τὴν διδασκαλίαν κοσμῶσιν ἐν πᾶσιν that they may do credit to the teaching in all respects Tit 2:10.—DELG s.v. κόσμος. M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv.