Nomos

nom'-os
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Nomos Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 196
  1. anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command
    1. of any law whatsoever
      1. a law or rule producing a state approved of God 1a
    2. by the observance of which is approved of God
      1. a precept or injunction
      2. the rule of action prescribed by reason
    3. of the Mosaic law, and referring, acc. to the context. either to the volume of the law or to its contents
    4. the Christian religion: the law demanding faith, the moral instruction given by Christ, esp. the precept concerning love
    5. the name of the more important part (the Pentateuch), is put for the entire collection of the sacred books of the OT
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
nomoß
Origin
from a primary nemo (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals)
Strong's Number
3551
TDNT Entry
4:1022,646

NAS Word Usage

Law
193
laws
2
principle
1
Total
196

NAS Verse Count

8
9
13
18
50
6
25
1
3
2
13
7
Total
155
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Nomos". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.