Lexicon
κῶμος
kōmos
G2970
G:N-M Greek

orgy

3
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3
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Greek
Language

Komos denotes conduct listed with drunkenness, debauchery, and other disapproved practices.

The attested uses place komos among disapproved practices: it is listed with drunkenness in Romans 13:13 and Galatians 5:21, and with debaucheries, desires, drunkennesses, carousings, and unlawful idolatries in 1 Peter 4:3.

Senses in use

  1. Disapproved conduct associated with drunkenness · dominant

    In Romans 13:13, the dative plural form occurs in a prohibition alongside drunkennesses; the APB renders the clause "not in orgies and drunkennesses." In Galatians 5:21, the nominative plural form appears in a list followed by a warning about those who practice such things, while 1 Peter 4:3 includes the dative plural among conduct described as having been carried out.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "orgies" in Romans 13:13 and 1 Peter 4:3, but "carousing" in Galatians 5:21. These are presentations of the surrounding clauses rather than secure word-by-word renderings.

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