Word study · Greek
νόμος
nomosG3551law
Used 193 times in the tagged text.
What it means
- of law in general
- Of a force or influence impelling to action
- Of the Mosaic law
- As printed, Abbott-Smith mistakenly numbers this as 3.Anarthrous
- Of Christian teaching
- By meton., of the books which contain the law;
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- νόμος, -ου, ὁ
- (νέμω, to deal out, distribute), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹרָה, also for חֻקָּה, etc. ;]
- that which is assigned, hence, usage, custom, then law; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline bks.);
- 1. of law in general: Rom.3:27 5:13b; pl., of divine laws, Heb.8:10 10:16; ὁ ν. τ. Χριστοῦ, Gal.6:2; (τ.) ἐλευθερίας, Jas.1:25 2:12; βασιλικιός (Hort., in l.; Deiss., LAE, 267:3), Jas.2:8.
- 2. Of a force or influence impelling to action: Rom.7:21, 23a, 25 8:2.
- 3. Of the Mosaic law: Mat.5:18, Luk.2:27, Jhn.1:17, Act.6:13, Rom.2:15, 1Co.9:8, 1Ti.1:8, Heb.7:19; al.; Μωυσέως, Luk.2:22, Jhn.7:23, Act.15:5, al.; κυρίου, Luk.2:39; κατὰ τὸν ν., Act.22:12, Heb.7:5 9:22.
- 4. As printed, Abbott-Smith mistakenly numbers this as 3.Anarthrous (Bl, §46, 8; ICC on Rom.2:12, 13), νόμος,
- (a) of law in general: Rom.2:12, 14b 3:20, 21 4:15, al.;
- (b) of the Mosaic law in its quality as law: Rom.2:14a 5:20 10:4, Gal.2:19, al.; οἱ ἐκ ν., Rom.4:14; ὑπὸ νόμον, 1Co.9:20, Gal.4:5; ν. πράσσειν (πληροῦν), Rom.2:25 13:8.
- 5. Of Christian teaching: ν. πίστεως, Rom.3:27; τ. Χριστοῦ, Gal.6:2.
- 6. By meton., of the books which contain the law;
- (a) of the Pentateuch: Mat.12:5, Jhn.1:45, al.; ὁ ν. καὶ οἱ προφῆται, Mat.5:17, Luk.16:16, al.; ὁ ν. καὶ προφῆται κ. ψαλμοί, Luk.24:44.
- (b) of the OT Scriptures in general (as Heb. תּוֹרָה): Jhn.10:34 12:34 15:25, 1Co.14:21, al.
- (AS)
Same idea, other words · Law and commandment
Torah means instruction before it means law. The Bible also speaks of statutes and commandments, and Paul's use of nomos has to be read in each context.
Where it appears
- Matthew8
- Luke9
- John14
- Acts17
- Romans74
- 1 Corinthians9
- Galatians32
- Ephesians1
- Philippians3
- 1 Timothy2
- Hebrews14
- James10
Every use · 101–150 of 193 · BSB
Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.
For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.
I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
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