I.to order, arrange, Hom., etc.: esp. to set an army in array, marshal it, Il.:— Mid., κοσμησάμενος πολιήτας having arranged his men, id=Il.
II.to dispose, order, rule, govern, Hdt., Soph., etc.; τὰ κοσμούμενα orderly institutions, set order, Soph.
III.to deck, adorn, equip, furnish, dress, esp. of women, Hhymn., Hes., etc.: Mid., κοσμέεσθαι τὰς κεφαλάς to adorn their heads, Hdt., etc.
2.metaph. to adorn, embellish, Eur., Thuc., etc.
3.to honour, pay honour to, Soph., Eur., etc.