*† κοσμοκράτωρ, -ορος, ὁ
(< κόσμος, κρατέω),
1. in Orphic hymns, al. (v. AR, Eph 6:12), a ruler of the whole world (and so in Rabbinic writings: קוֺזמוֺקְרָטוֺר).
2. a ruler of this world (in contrast to παντοκράτωρ): οἱ κ. τ. σκότους τούτου, the rulers of this dark world, Eph 6:12.†