#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, BBG 4th ed. ch. 6–7, pp. 33–66
- Smyth §216
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 4–5, pp. 32–42 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.