What is the exact meaning of the word "world" in the New Testament Bible?

[Elin]

Re: What is the exact meaning of the word "world" in the New Testament Bible?

"World" is used several ways in the NT:

1) the earth,
2) the human race, mankind,
3) inhabitants of the earth,
4) Gentiles,
5) sinful condition of human affairs,
6) period of time marked by spiritual or moral characteristics.

 

[p_rehbein]

Re: What is the exact meaning of the word "world" in the New Testament Bible?

1. an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
2. ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet. 3:
3. the world, the universe
4. the circle of the earth, the earth
5. the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family
6. the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ
7. world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly
   1. the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
8. any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort
9. the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)
10. of believers only, John 1:29; 3:16; 3:17; 6:33; 12:47 1 Cor. 4:9; 2 Cor. 5:19

(found here)

[h=3]Kosmos - New Testament Greek Lexicon - New American Standard[/h]

 

[dcontroversal]

Re: What is the exact meaning of the word "world" in the New Testament Bible?

The word world as translated in John 3:16 is from the Greek word Cosmos and means the whole order of things.....God so loved the whole order of things........The word world has a handful of meanings in the N.T. and is translated from a handful of Greek words......!