Greek - English Dictionary
G3551 - Laws
| Strong's No.: | G3551 |
| Greek: | νόμος |
| Transliteration: | nomos |
| Phonetic: | nom'-os |
| Word Origin: | From a primary word νέμω nemō (to parcel out especially food or grazing to animals) |
| Bible Usage: | law. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | law (through the idea of prescriptive usage) generally (regulation) specifically (of Moses [including the volume]; also of the Gospel) or figuratively (a principle) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command a. of any law whatsoever 1. a law or rule producing a state approved of God 1a b. by the observance of which is approved of God 1. a precept or injunction 2. the rule of action prescribed by reason c. of the Mosaic law, and referring, acc. to the context. either to the volume of the law or to its contents d. the Christian religion: the law demanding faith, the moral instruction given by Christ, esp. the precept concerning love e. the name of the more important part (the Pentateuch), is put for the entire collection of the sacred books of the OT |
| Bible References:
Laws |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
law ( 195 )
laws ( 2 )
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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.