νόμοςnómos
that which is assigned, hence, usage, custom, then law; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline bks.)
Greek (New Testament) · G3551
Meanings
1. of law in general: Romans 3:27, Romans 5:13; plural, of divine laws, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 10:16; ὁ ν. τ. Χριστοῦ, Galatians 6:2; (τ.) ἐλευθερίας, James 1:25, James 2:12; βασιλικιός, James 2:8.
2. Of a force or influence impelling to action: Romans 7:21, Romans 7:23, Romans 7:25, Romans 8:2.
3. Of the Mosaic law: Matthew 5:18, Luke 2:27, John 1:17, Acts 6:13, Romans 2:15, 1 Corinthians 9:8, 1 Timothy 1:8, Hebrews 7:19, and elsewhere; ν. Μωυσέως, Luke 2:22, John 7:23, Acts 15:5, and elsewhere; κυρίου, Luke 2:39; κατὰ τὸν ν., Acts 22:12, Hebrews 7:5, Hebrews 9:22.
4. Anarthrous (Bl., § 46, 8; ICC on Romans 2:12, Romans 2:13), νόμος
(a) of law in general: Romans 2:12, Romans 2:14, Romans 3:20, Romans 3:21, Romans 4:15, and elsewhere
(b) of the Mosaic law in its quality as law: Romans 2:14, Romans 5:20, Romans 10:4, Galatians 2:19, and elsewhere; οἱ ἐκ ν., Romans 4:14; ὑπὸ νόμον, 1 Corinthians 9:20, Galatians 4:5; ν. πράσσειν (πληροῦν), Romans 2:25, Romans 13:8.
5. Of Christian teaching: ν. πίστεως, Romans 3:27; τ. Χριστοῦ, Galatians 6:2.
6. By by metonymy, of the books which contain the law
(a) of the Pentateuch: Matthew 12:5, John 1:45, and elsewhere; ὁ ν. καὶ οἱ προφῆται, Matthew 5:17, Luke 16:16, and elsewhere; ὁ ν. καὶ προφῆται κ. ψαλμοί, Luke 24:44
(b) of the OT Scriptures in general (as Heb. תּוֹרָה): John 10:34, John 12:34, John 15:25, 1 Corinthians 14:21, and elsewhere
Same root
- νομήnomḗ · G3542pasture, i.e. (the act) feeding (figuratively, spreading of a gangrene), or (the food) pasturage
- παρανομέωparanoméō · G3891to be opposed to law, i.e. to transgress
- ἔννομοςénnomos · G1772(subjectively) legal, or (objectively) subject to
- ἄνομοςánomos · G459lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked
- νομοδιδάσκαλοςnomodidáskalos · G3547an expounder of the (Jewish) law, i.e. a Rabbi
- νομίμωςnomímōs · G3545legitimately (specially, agreeably to the rules of the lists)
- διανέμωdianémō · G1268to distribute, i.e. (of information) to disseminate
- ἀπονέμωaponémō · G632to apportion, i.e. bestow
Where it appears
Appears 193 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.
- Matthew 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
- Matthew 7:12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
- Matthew 11:13 For before John came, all the prophets and the law of Moses looked forward to this present time.
- Matthew 12:5 And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath?
- Matthew 22:36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”
See every passage
- Matthew 5:17, 5:18, 7:12, 11:13, 12:5, 22:36, 22:40, 23:23
- Luke 2:22, 2:23, 2:24, 2:27, 2:39, 10:26, 16:16, 16:17, 24:44
- John 1:17, 1:45, 7:19, 7:23, 7:49, 7:51, 8:17, 10:34, 12:34, 15:25, 18:31, 19:7
- Acts 6:13, 7:53, 13:15, 13:39, 15:5, 18:13, 18:15, 21:20, 21:24, 21:28, 22:3, 22:12, 23:3, 23:29, 24:14, 25:8, 28:23
- Romans 2:12, 2:13, 2:14, 2:15, 2:17, 2:18, 2:20, 2:23, 2:25, 2:26, 2:27, 3:19, 3:20, 3:21, 3:27, 3:28, 3:31, 4:13, 4:14, 4:15, 4:16, 5:13, 5:20, 6:14, 6:15, 7:1, 7:2, 7:3, 7:4, 7:5, 7:6, 7:7, 7:8, 7:9, 7:12, 7:14, 7:16, 7:21, 7:22, 7:23, 7:25, 8:2, 8:3, 8:4, 8:7, 9:31, 10:4, 10:5, 13:8, 13:10
- 1 Corinthians 9:8, 9:9, 9:20, 14:21, 14:34, 15:56
- Galatians 2:16, 2:19, 2:21, 3:2, 3:5, 3:10, 3:11, 3:12, 3:13, 3:17, 3:18, 3:19, 3:21, 3:23, 3:24, 4:4, 4:5, 4:21, 5:3, 5:4, 5:14, 5:18, 5:23, 6:2, 6:13
- Ephesians 2:15
- Philippians 3:5, 3:6, 3:9
- 1 Timothy 1:8, 1:9
- Hebrews 7:5, 7:12, 7:16, 7:19, 7:28, 8:4, 8:10, 9:19, 9:22, 10:1, 10:8, 10:16, 10:28
- James 1:25, 2:8, 2:9, 2:10, 2:11, 2:12, 4:11
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.