G2885 Garnished in Order 10c10

κοσμέω kosmeo (G2885) put in order

Matthew 12:44

⁴⁴ Then he said, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he finds empty, swept, and garnished (kosmeo).

Garnished comes from the Greek word κοσμέω kosmeo (G2885).  It is in the Bible 10 times.  κοσμέω kosmeo (G2885) is translated adorn 5 times, garnish 4 times and trim 1.  It means to put in proper order, i.e., decorate literally or figuratively.  κοσμέω kosmeo (G2885), primarily “to arrange, to put in order”.  κοσμέω kosmeo (G2885) is used to put in order as to:

• Furnishing a room, building.
• Trimming lamps.
• To adorn, to ornament as of garnishing tombs.

In the case of κοσμέω kosmeo (G2885) the translators determine the meaning for the reading in a figurative way.  This unfortunately may have not always been correct.  As such, for the 10 uses of this κοσμέω kosmeo (G2885), it should always be translated put in order.  As such, Matthew 12:44 should be translated:

⁴⁴ Then he said, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he finds empty, swept, and put in order (kosmeo).

Further the following scriptures would be translated as below.  Former word in parenthesis.

Matthew 23:29

²⁹ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  Because you build the tombs of the prophets, and put in order (garnish) the sepulchers of the righteous,

Matthew 25:7

⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and put in order (trimmed) their lamps.

Luke 11:25

²⁵ And when he comes, he finds swept and put in order (garnished).

Luke 21:5

⁵ And as some spoke of the Temple, how it was put in order (adorned) with goodly stones and gifts, He said,

1 Timothy 2:9

⁹ In like manner also, that women put in order (adorn) themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

Titus 2:10

¹⁰ Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may put in order (adorn) the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

1 Peter 3:5

⁵ For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, put in order (adorned) themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

Revelation 21:2

² And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride put in order (adorned) for her husband.

Revelation 21:19

¹⁹ And the foundations of the wall of the city were put in order (garnished) with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

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