adjective
nomikos
Strong’sG3544
about law, one learned in the Law
stem nomik-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books7 of 26 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** νομικός, -ή, -όν
(< νόμος), [in LXX: IV Mac 5:4*;]
SYN.: γραμματεύς, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3544 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnom-ik-os'
according (or pertaining) to law, i.e. legal (ceremonially); as noun, an expert in the (Mosaic) law
Fromfrom G3551;
King Jamesabout the law, lawyer.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
relating to laws, αἴτια, title of work by Democritus; resting on law, ἤθη Refs 5th c.BC+; conventional, ν. δίκαιον, opposed to φυσικόν, Refs 4th c.BC+ adverb -κῶς after the manner of law, i.e. in a broad, general way, Refs
2 forensic, μάχαι NT; ἀγῶνες, opposed to λογικοί, ἠθικοί, Refs 2nd c.AD+; relating to points of law (opposed to matters of fact), στάσις, ζήτημα, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ν. ὀνόματα law-terms, Refslaw matters, Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb -κῶς by legal process, Refs
II learned in the law, Refs 5th c.BC+; doctor of the Jewish law, NT
II.2 lawyer, notary, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3 legal adviser, assessor of a magistrate, Mitteis Refs 2nd c.AD+; ν. ἄριστος Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | nomikos2×νομικὸς | nomikas | nomikem | nomikois1×νομικοὶ | nomikais | nomikeim |
| object accusative | nomikon1×νομικὸν | nomikan | nomikoin1×νομικοὺς | nomikain1×νομικὰς | ||
| direct address vocative | nomikor | nomikar | nomikoir | nomikair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | nomikou | nomikau | nomikeu | nomikoiu1×νομικῶν | nomikaiu | nomikeiu |
| to, for dative | nomiko | nomika | nomike | nomikoi2×νομικοῖς | nomikai | nomikei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
nomik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
nomikos“lawyer”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 22:35“lawyer”kai eperōtata henos ek autoiu nomikos peirazarōntos auton;One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a …
Luke 10:25“lawyer”Kai idou nomikos tinos anastēata ekpeirazarōntos auton legarōntos; Didaskalor, …… the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked …
nomikon“lawyer”objectaccusative singular1×
Titus 3:13zēnon ton nomikon kai Apollon spoudaiōs propempasar, hina mēdenem …… your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will …
nomikois“lawyers”subjectnominative plural1×
Luke 7:30“lawyers”tois de Farisaiois kai tois nomikois tan boulan tou theou athetala eis …But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because …
nomikoin“lawyers”objectaccusative plural1×
Luke 14:3“lawyers”… apokrinirantos tos Iēsus legata pros toin nomikoin kai Farisaioin legarōntos; Exestinatō te sabbate …So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
nomikoiu“lawyers”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Luke 11:45“lawyers”Apokrinirantos de tinos toiu nomikoiu legatō auto; Didaskalor, houteim legarōntos kai …One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You …
nomikoi“lawyers”to, fordative plural2×
Luke 11:46“lawyers”tos de legata; Kai vi toi nomikoi ouai, hoti fortizavō toin anthrōpoin fortieim …“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
Luke 11:52“lawyers”ouai vi toi nomikoi, hoti airava tan kleidan tau gnōsiau; …Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves …
nomikain“about the law”objectaccusative plural1×
Titus 3:9… kai genealogiain kai eridain kai machain nomikain peristēosōr, alō gar anōfelais kai mataiais.… foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and …