Lexical Definition

‎κῶμος‎ kōmos (ko'-mos) orgy G:N-M
from ‎κεῖμαι‎

revelling, rioting.

Usage: 2 forms in 3 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
κῶμοι carousing Gal.5.21
κώμοισ in orgies 1Pet.4.3
in reveling Rom.13.13

Abbott-Smith

** κῶμος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX: Wi 14:23, II Mac 6:4*;]
a revel, carousal: Ro 13:13, Ga 5:21, I Pe 4:3.†
SYN.: v.s. κραιπάλη.

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Romans 13:13
Galatians 5:21
1 Peter 4:3

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κῶμος, ,

revel, carousal, merry-making, εἰς δαῖτα θάλειαν καὶ χορὸν ἱμερόεντα καὶ ἐς φιλοκυδέα κ. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐν κώμῳ εἶναι, of a city, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially in honour of gods, τοῖς ἐν ἄστει Διονυσίοις πομπὴ.. καὶ κ. Legal cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κώμῳ θυραμάχοις τε πυγμαχίαισι Pratin.Lyric poetry 1.8; χοροῖς κώμοις Ὑακίνθου [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 concrete, band of revellers, κ. εὐίου θεοῦ [Refs]; especially of the procession which celebrated a victor in games, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, rout, band, κ. Ἐρινύων [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of an army, κ. ἀναυλότατος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; band of hunters, [Refs]; of maidens, [Refs]; of doves, [Refs]
__II the ode sung at one of these festive processions, [Refs 5th c.BC+]