Quick Definition
Κῶς, ῶ, ἡ n.f. Cos
Biblical Persons & Places
Cos
Cos
A location only mentioned at Act.21.1;
only referred to as Cos (Κώς).
Strong's Definition
Cos, an island in the Mediterranean
Derivation: of uncertain origin;
KJV Usage: Cos
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun-name, f. | Κῶ · acc. Κῶ
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Κώς, genitive Κῶ, ἡ, Cos (A. V. Coos) (now Stanco or Stanchio (which has arisen from a slurred pronunciation of ἐς ταν Κῶ (modern Greek) like Stambul from ἐς ταν πόλιν. (Hackett))), a small island of the Aegean Sea, over against the cities of Cnidus and Halicarnassus, celebrated for its fertility and especially for its abundance of wine and grain: Act_21:1, where for the Rec. Κῶν Griesbach (followed by subsequent editors) has restored Κῶ, as in 1Ma_15:23; see Matthiae, § 70 note 3; Winers Grammar, § 8, 2 a.; (Buttmann, 21 (19); WH's Appendix, p. 157). Cf. Kuester, De Co insula, Halicarnassus 1833; ("but the best description is in Ross, Reisen nach Kos as above with (Halle, 1852)" (Howson); cf. Lewin, St. Paul, 2:96).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
not given
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Κῶς, gen. Κῶ, ἡ, Cos, an island in the Ægean Sea: acc. Κῶ, Ac 21:1 (Κῶν, Rec.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Κῶς [page 367]
For the history of Cos and of its inscriptions it is sufficient to refer to the important monograph by W. R. Paton and E. L. Hicks The Inscriptions of Cos , Oxford, 1891. On the acc. Κῶ in Act_21:1 see Moulton Gr. ii. § 53 C (c).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Κώς (Kōs) — Cos. the island Cos , opposite Caria, [8th/7th c.BC]:—; Κόωνδε to Cos , [8th/7th c.BC] (Middle Liddel)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Κῶς genitive Κῶ, ἡ,
Cos, an island in the Ægean Sea: accusative Κῶ, Act.21:1 (Κῶν, Rec.).†
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