🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G3551
G3551

νόμος

nómos [nom'-os] Noun
Core meaninglaw

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G3551

law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)

KJV usage: :--law.
Etymology: from a primary (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals);
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

a law, Rom. 4:15; 1 Tim. 1:9; the Mosaic law, Mt. 5:17, et al. freq.; the Old Testament Scripture, Jn. 10:34; a legal tie, Rom. 7:2, 3; a law, a rule, standard, Rom. 3:27; a rule of life and conduct, Gal. 6:2, Jas. 1:25

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