Definition
νομή, -ῆς, ἡ
(νέμω, to pasture), [in LXX chiefly for מִרְעֶה, also for נָוֶה, etc. ;]
1. a pasture, pasturage: figuratively, John 10:9
2. a grazing, feeding; metaphorically, of a spreading sore, 2 Timothy 2:17 (Polyb.).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as νομή:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- John 10:9νομὴν · pastureI am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
- 2 Timothy 2:17νομὴν · spread…and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,