ἄνομοςánomos

lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked

Greek (New Testament) · G459

Meanings

1. lawless, wicked: Mark 15:28, Luke 22:37, Acts 2:23, 1 Timothy 1:9, 2 Peter 2:8; ὁ ἄ., 2 Thessalonians 2:8 (= ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας, 2 Thessalonians 2:3).

2. without law (= οἱ μὴ ὑπὸ νόμον, Romans 2:14): 1 Corinthians 9:21.

Synonyms

see ἄθεσμος.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 22:37 For the time has come for this prophecy about me to be fulfilled: ‘He was counted among the rebels.’ Yes, everything written about me by the prophets will come true.”
  • Acts 2:23 But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.
  • 1 Corinthians 9:21 When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law, I too live apart from that law so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.
  • 1 Timothy 1:9 For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders.
  • 2 Peter 2:8 Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.