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νόμος

nomos

Modern Summary of Abbott-Smith’s Lexicon (1922)

The word "νόμος" (nomos) primarily means "law" and can refer to something assigned, a custom, or a rule. In the New Testament, it is used to describe laws in general, divine laws, the Mosaic law, or Christian teachings. It can also refer to the books containing the law, such as the Pentateuch or the Old Testament Scriptures as a whole.

law; a rule of conduct, a principle

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Etymologically, nomos traces to from a primary (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals). In the King James Version, this word is translated as law.

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Its Hebrew parallels include חֻקָּה (chuqqâh), תּוֹרָה (tôwrâh), revealing shared conceptual ground across the biblical languages.

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νόμοςchuqqâh — {an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}tôwrâh — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
חֻקָּה{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}parallel
תּוֹרָהa precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchparallel
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HebrewH2708

חֻקָּה

chuqqâh

{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}

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HebrewH8451

תּוֹרָה

tôwrâh

a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

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διαθήκηdiathēkēתּוֹרָהtôwrâhבְּרִיתbᵉrîythἐντολήentolēμεσίτηςmesitēs
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H8451

תּוֹרָה

tôwrâh

a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

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H2708

חֻקָּה

chuqqâh

{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}

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