Definitions of Some Biblical Concepts: World

I continue the definitions of some biblical concepts as somebody asked me. Unfortunately, I was very busy, so I apologize for the long delay. The word "world" has more than one meaning in the Bible.

Strictly speaking, in the Old Testament, there is no word for "world." The word that sometimes is translated as "world" is "olam." According to The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, this word means:
1. Long duration, antiquity, futurity
2. Ancient time
3. Futurity
4. Continuous existence
5. Everlasting
6. Indefinite, unending future
7. Age (duration) of the world
8. Everlastingness, eternity

The corresponding Greek word is "aion." According to A Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament by Barclay M. Newman, it means:
1. Age, eternity
2. Time, age; world order
3. World, present life

So, the main meaning of both "olam" and "aion" is "age(s) or eternity."

The Greek word for "world" is "kosmos." According to A Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament by Barclay M. Newman, this word means:
1. World, universe; the totality of all the things in the universe
2. Earth
3. People, mankind (especially, people who are negative to God)
4. World order
5. Decoration

According to A Theology of the New Testament by George Eldon Ladd, originally, "aion" had the meaning "age." Later its meaning was changed and this word meant not only "age", but also "world." Paul used "aion" and "kosmos" in interchangeable way. In Ephesians 2:2, he used both words in the expression "the age of this world" ("ho aion tou kosmou toutou").

Ladd writes that in the Pauline theology, the word "kosmos" has the following meanings:
1. The universe, everything that exists
2. The inhabited world, the realm of mankind
3. Mankind, the whole human community
4. Humanity as sinful and hostile to God
5. The totality of human activity

According to Ladd, in the Johannine theology, the word "kosmos" means:
1. Created world order
2. The earth
3. Mankind, people as those who live on the earth
4. People as the object of God's love and salvation
5. People as those who are fallen, sinful, rebellious and alienated from God

According to New Testament Theology by Leon Morris, the word "kosmos" originally meant "order" and later was used to denote an ornament or decoration. Then, this word began to denote the universe as the most orderly and beautiful thing. Later, it was also used to denote the earth as the most important part of the universe. Then, it began to denote people themselves as the most important objects on the earth. According to Morris, John used this word for people, denoting:
1. Those who respond to the gospel and get salvation
2. Those who resist Christ and His people
3. People as the object of God's love

In conclusion, the main meanings of "kosmos" in the New Testament are: the universe, the earth, the mankind, the people as those who resist God. In Johannine theology, this word is also used to denote people as the object of God's love.