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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 (4/4)

Hebrews 10:28

He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

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James 1:25

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

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James 2:8

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

Quoting Leviticus 19:18

¶ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

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James 2:9

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

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James 2:10

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

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James 2:11

For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

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James 2:12

So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

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James 4:11

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

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