νόμος (nómos) — Law

Greek word study: νόμος (nómos), Strong's G3551. law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel),

GreekStrong's G3551
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Greek word
νόμος (nómos)

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law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)

Word study
Derivation: from a primary (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals);

KJV translation words: law

Where this word appears

Strong's G3551 is tagged on 198 words in 158 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 5:17 and last appears in James 4:11.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

law ×108the Law ×24the law ×16Law ×13of the Law ×8of law ×6a law ×5of the law ×3principle ×2of the law are ×1the Law are ×1the principle ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

νόμου ×67νόμον ×60νόμος ×32νόμῳ ×32νόμους ×2Νόμος ×1νόμον; ×1νόμος; ×1νόμου; ×1νόμῳ; ×1

Books where it appears most

Romans ×75Galatians ×32Acts ×19John ×15Hebrews ×141 Corinthians ×10James ×10Luke ×9

Verses (first 25 of 158)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: G459 ἄνομος (ánomos), G632 ἀπονέμω (aponémō), G1268 διανέμω (dianémō), G1772 ἔννομος (énnomos), G2818 κληρονόμος (klēronómos), G3542 νομή (nomḗ), G3543 νομίζω (nomízō), G3544 νομικός (nomikós), G3545 νομίμως (nomímōs), G3547 νομοδιδάσκαλος (nomodidáskalos), G3550 νομοθέτης (nomothétēs), G3623 οἰκονόμος (oikonómos) and 1 more.

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does nómos (G3551) mean?

Law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figuratively (a principle).

How is G3551 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates G3551 as: law.

How often does νόμος (nómos) appear?

Strong's G3551 is tagged on 198 words in 158 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 5:17 and last appears in James 4:11.