What is the Greek word for 'world' in 1 John 2:15?
The Greek word for "world" in 1 John 2:15 is kosmos (K-O-S-M-O-S). John writes, "love not the world," and the Greek term behind "world" in that verse is kosmos. From kosmos comes the English word "cosmos," spelled with a C.
Les explains that in 1 John 2:15 John writes, "love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. For if any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." The Greek word for "world" here is kosmos, spelled K-O-S-M-O-S. Les notes that from kosmos we get the word spelled with a C, referring to "cosmos."
1 John 2:15
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.