Lexical Definition

‎κοσμέω‎ kosméō (kos-meh'-o) to arrange ^G:V
from ‎κόσμος‎

adorn, garnish, trim.

• to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively)
• specially, to snuff (a wick)

Abbott-Smith

κοσμέω, -ῶ (< κόσμος), [in LXX for עדה, תּקן, etc.;]
1. to order, arrange, prepare (in Hom. esp. of marshalling armies): Mt 25:7 (cf. Si 50:9, al.).
2. to adorn, furnish: οἶκον, pass., Mt 12:44, Lk 11:25; μνημεῖα, Mt 23:29; τὸ ἱερόν, pass., Lk 21:5; θεμέλιοι, Re 21:19; νύμφην, pass., Re 21:2; ἑαυτάς, seq. ἐν, I Ti 2:9. Metaph., c. acc. pers., I Pe 3:5; c. acc. rei, Tit 2:10.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κοσμέω-έω,

order, arrange, especially set an army in array, marshal it, [κοσμέωῆσαι ἵππους τε καὶ ἀνέρας 2.554 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐπεὶ κόσμηθεν ἅμ᾽ ἡγεμόνεσσιν ἕκαστοι [Refs]; πένταχα κοσμέωηθέντες marshalled in five bodies, [Refs]; of a population, διὰ τρίχα κοσμέωηθέντες [κοσμέωηθέντες 9.157:">Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle, κοσμέωησάμενος πολιήτας having arranged his men, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so after Homer, κ. στρατόν (variant for{κοιμήσων}) [κοσμέωημέναι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.1.26, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 247a; ἐπὶ τάξις πλεῦνας ἐκεκοσμέωέατο 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.31. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 generally, arrange, prepare, δόρπον ἐκόσμει [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, δεῖπνον κεκόσμηται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δεῖ οὕτω κοσμέωηθῆναι ὅκως.. [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; τὸ κοσμέωηθὲν αἷμα, ={τὸνοἰκεῖον κόσμον κτησάμενον}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II order, rule, τὴν πόλιν κ. καλῶς τε καὶ εὖ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἐμαυτόν restrain myself, [κοσμέωέατό οἱ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.100; τόν γε νοῦν κοσμέωοῦντα πάντα κοσμέωεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 97 c:">Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, τὰ κοσμέωούμενα orderly institutions, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect participle, of persons, orderly, ταπεινὸς καὶ κεκοσμέωημένος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 in Crete, hold office of κόσμος [κοσμέωηκότες 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1272a35, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 22.15.1 ">Refs 4th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect κοσμέωίω [Refs]; also κορμίω (which see).
__III adorn, equip, dress, especially of women, [κοσμέωῆσαί τινα πανοπλίῃ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.180; τριπόδεσσι κ. δόμον 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 1.19; τινὰ πλούτῳ ὑπερβάλλοντι 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 3.10.6: with double \_accusative\_, πρίν σε νυμφικὸν ἰστέφανον κοσμέωήσαμεν “JRS” 17.51 (Phrygia, 4th c.AD):—frequently in ">Refs 8th c.BC+]middle, κοσμέωέεσθαι τὰς κεφαλάς to adorn their heads, [κοσμέωεῖσθαι σῶμα ὅπλοις 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1359 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν φοινικίσι κοσμέωησάμενοι having decked themselves who roasts [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, χρυσῷ κοσμέωηθεῖσα [κοσμέωημένοι ὡς κάλλιστα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.40; κεκ. ἐσθῆτι ποικίλῃ καὶ χρυσοῖσι στεφάνοις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ion” 535 d, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1064, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.41, etc. ">Refs 7th c.BC+]
__III.2 metaphorically, adorn, embellish, λόγους [κοσμέωημένους 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 17 c; τραγικὸν λῆρον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1005 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἔργον ἄριστον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν.. τὴν ἐκείνων ἀρετὴν κοσμέωήσοντα (in speaking) [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, ἦθος σεμνότητι -μημένον [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__III.3 honour, λουτροῖς σ᾽ ἐκόσμης᾽ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, adorn, be an honour to, πατρίδα [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__III.4 bury, [Refs]
__IV passive, to be assigned, ascribed to, ἐς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον νομὸν αὗται [αἱ πόλεις] ἐκεκοσμέωέατο [κοσμέωέαται [prev. author] 6.41 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of philosophic schools, κατὰ τὴν Ἀκαδημίαν κοσμέωεῖσθαι [κοσμέωούμενοι [prev. author] “M.” 11.77. ">Refs 2nd c.AD+]