Illustrations of English words derived from the Greek in the New Testament.
By Gaylon West.
History of English word -nomos is a Greek word used as an English suffix; for example: anomy (n.)
"lawlessness," 1590s, anglicized from French anomie; from Greek anomia "lawlessness," noun of quality from anomos "without law, lawless," from a-, privative prefix, "without" (see an- (1)) + nomos "law" (see numismatics).
- http://www.etymonline.com/
G 3551 nomos
Thayer Definition:
1) anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command
1a) of any law whatsoever
1a1) a law or rule producing a state approved of God
1a1a) by the observance of which is approved of God
1a2) a precept or injunction
1a3) the rule of action prescribed by reason
1b) of the Mosaic law, and referring, acc. to the context. either to the volume of the law or to its contents
1c) the Christian religion: the law demanding faith, the moral instruction given by Christ, especially the precept concerning love
1d) the name of the more important part (sic)(the Pentateuch), is put for the entire collection of the sacred books of the OT
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from a primary nemo (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals)
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