G3551Greeknómoy
νόμου
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
194
Total Occurrences
12
Books
0
Old Testament
194
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command
- 2of any law whatsoever
- 3of the mosaic law, and referring, according to the context, either to the volume of the law or to its contents
- 4the christian religion: the law demanding faith, the moral instruction given by christ, especially the precept concerning love
- 5the name of the more important part (the pentateuch), is put for the entire collection of the sacred books of the old testament
Etymology & Derivation
from a primary ???? (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals)