G3551

νόμος

nomos

Masculine noun · From a primary nemo (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals)

From a primary νέμω némō (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals); law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle):—law.

Outline

  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
        1. by the observance of which is approved of God
      2. a precept or injunction
      3. the rule of action prescribed by reason
    2. of the Mosaic law, and referring, acc. to the context. either to the volume of the law or to its contents
    3. the Christian religion: the law demanding faith, the moral instruction given by Christ, esp. the precept concerning love
    4. the name of the more important part (the Pentateuch), is put for the entire collection of the sacred books of the OT

Usages (2/4)

Romans 7:1

Breakdown

for I speak to them that know the law Paul was speaking to the Israelites who knew the law.

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Romans 9:31

Breakdown

not attained to the law of righteousness Cannot be attained without belief in Yahawashi.

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