νόμος

νόμος, -ου, ὁ

(νέμω, to deal out, distribute), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹרָה, also for חֻקָּה, etc. ;]

that which is assigned, hence, usage, custom, then law; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline bks.);

1. of law in general: Romans 3:27 5:13b; pl., of divine laws, Hebrews 8:10; 10:16; ὁ ν. τ. Χριστοῦ, Galatians 6:2; (τ.) ἐλευθερίας, James 1:25; 2:12; βασιλικιός (Hort., in l.; Deiss., LAE, 267:3), James 2:8.

2. Of a force or influence impelling to action: Romans 7:21, 23a, 25 8:2.

3. Of the Mosaic law: Matthew 5:18, Luke 2:27, John 1:17, Acts 6:13, Romans 2:15, 1 Corinthians 9:8, 1 Timothy 1:8, Hebrews 7:19; al.; Μωυσέως, Luke 2:22, John 7:23, Acts 15:5, al.; κυρίου, Luke 2:39; κατὰ τὸν ν., Acts 22:12, Hebrews 7:5; 9:22.

4. As printed, Abbott-Smith mistakenly numbers this as 3.Anarthrous (Bl, §46, 8; ICC on Romans 2:12, 13), νόμος,

(a) of law in general: Romans 2:12, 14b 3:20, 21 4:15, al.;

(b) of the Mosaic law in its quality as law: Romans 2:14a 5:20 10:4, Galatians 2:19, al.; οἱ ἐκ ν., Romans 4:14; ὑπὸ νόμον, 1 Corinthians 9:20, Galatians 4:5; ν. πράσσειν (πληροῦν), Romans 2:25; 13:8.

5. Of Christian teaching: ν. πίστεως, Romans 3:27; τ. Χριστοῦ, Galatians 6:2.

6. By meton., of the books which contain the law;

(a) of the Pentateuch: Matthew 12:5, John 1:45, al.; ὁ ν. καὶ οἱ προφῆται, Matthew 5:17, Luke 16:16, al.; ὁ ν. καὶ προφῆται κ. ψαλμοί, Luke 24:44.

(b) of the OT Scriptures in general (as Heb. תּוֹרָה): John 10:34; 12:34; 15:25, 1 Corinthians 14:21, al.