νομικόςnomikós
according (or pertaining) to law, i.e. legal (ceremonially); as noun, an expert in the (Mosaic) law
Greek (New Testament) · G3544
Meanings
1. relating to law: μάχαι, Titus 3:9.
2. learned in the law; as as a noun, ὁ ν. (EV, lawyer): Matthew 22:35, Luke 10:25, Titus 3:13; plural, Luke 7:30, Luke 11:45, Luke 11:45, Luke 11:52, Luke 14:3.
Synonyms
γραμματεύς, see that word
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 22:35 One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question:
- Luke 7:30 But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God’s plan for them, for they had refused John’s baptism.
- Luke 10:25 One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 11:45 “Teacher,” said an expert in religious law, “you have insulted us, too, in what you just said.”
- Luke 11:46 “Yes,” said Jesus, “what sorrow also awaits you experts in religious law! For you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never lift a finger to ease the burden.
- Luke 11:52 “What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don’t enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.