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Lexicon :: Strong's G2970 - kōmos

Aa
κῶμος
Transliteration
kōmos (Key)
Pronunciation
ko'-mos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

κῶμος kōmos, ko'-mos; from G2749; a carousal (as if letting loose):—revelling, rioting.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2970 in the following manner: revelling (2x), rioting (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2970 in the following manner: revelling (2x), rioting (1x).

  1. a revel, carousal

    1. a nocturnal and riotous procession of half drunken and frolicsome fellows who after supper parade through the streets with torches and music in honour of Bacchus or some other deity, and sing and play before houses of male and female friends; hence used generally of feasts and drinking parties that are protracted till late at night and indulge in revelry

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κῶμος kōmos, ko'-mos; from G2749; a carousal (as if letting loose):—revelling, rioting.
STRONGS G2970:
κῶμος, κωμου, ὁ (from κεῖμαι; accordingly equivalent to German Gelag; cf. Curtius, § 45); from (Homer h. Merc., Theognis) Herodotus down; a revel, carousal, i. e. in the Greek writings properly, a nocturnal and riotous procession of half-drunken and frolicsome fellows who after supper parade through the streets with torches and music in honor of Bacchus or some other deity, and sing and play before the houses of their male and female friends; hence, used generally, of feasts and drinking-parties that are protracted till late at night and indulge in revelry; plural (revellings): Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21; 1 Peter 4:3. (Wis. 14:23; 2 Macc. 6:4.) (Trench, § lxi.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2970 matches the Greek κῶμος (kōmos),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Let us walk with decency, as in the daytime: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.

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envy,[fn] drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I am warning you about these things ​— ​as I warned you before ​— ​that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:3

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For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

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