#78 · 194× in the NT · noun · masculine

ὁ ὁ νόμος

law, the Law

νόμος

History

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In the NT

  • ὅτι ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη

    for the law was given through Moses

    John 1:17 · dictionary form

  • μὴ νομίσητε ὅτι ἦλθον καταλῦσαι τὸν νόμον ἢ τοὺς προφήτας

    do not think that I came to abolish the law or the prophets

    Matt 5:17 · acc. sg.

  • ὃν ἔγραψεν Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ

    the one Moses wrote about in the law

    John 1:45 · dat. sg.

Morphology

2nd-declension masculine · νόμος, νόμου, νόμῳ, νόμον

Often ὁ νόμος = the Mosaic Law. Anarthrous νόμος can still refer to that Law.

2nd decl. Articular ὁ νόμος often = the Mosaic Law. Acc. τὸν νόμον as the object of ‘fulfill / abolish’.

Further reading

Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.