What does νομικός (nomikós) mean in the Bible?
νομικός (nomikós): Expert in Jewish law and Torah interpretation, distinct from scribes who copied texts professionally.
Greek · G3544
νομικός
Lawyer
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νομικόςG3544
Pronunciationnomikós
What does νομικός (nomikós) mean in the Bible?
νομικός (nomikós): Expert in Jewish law and Torah interpretation, distinct from scribes who copied texts professionally.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3544?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include experts in the law (5), about [the] law (1), an expert in the law (1), expert in the law (1), lawyer (1).
Where does νομικός (nomikós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 22:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (6), Titus (2), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itexperts in the law5×Luke 7:30, Luke 11:45, Luke 11:46, Luke 11:52
about [the] law1×Titus 3:9
an expert in the law1×Matthew 22:35
expert in the law1×Luke 10:25
lawyer1×Titus 3:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 22:35νομικὸςtoan expert in the lawAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 7:30νομικοὶtoexperts in the lawAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralLuke 10:25νομικόςtoexpert in the lawAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 11:45νομικῶνtoexperts in the lawAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralLuke 11:46νομικοῖςtoexperts in the lawAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralLuke 11:52νομικοῖςtoexperts in the lawAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralLuke 14:3νομικοὺςtoexperts in the lawAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralTitus 3:9νομικὰςtoabout [the] lawAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralTitus 3:13νομικὸνtolawyerAdjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 22:35
Aligned rows9
Books represented3
Matthew1Luke6Titus2
Source forms
νομικοῖς2xnomikoisLuke 11:46, Luke 11:52
νομικὰς1xnomikasTitus 3:9
νομικοὶ1xnomikoiLuke 7:30
νομικὸν1xnomikonTitus 3:13
νομικός1xnomikosLuke 10:25
νομικὸς1xnomikosMatthew 22:35
νομικοὺς1xnomikousLuke 14:3
νομικῶν1xnomikōnLuke 11:45
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural2xLuke 11:46, Luke 11:52
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 22:35, Luke 10:25
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural1xTitus 3:9
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural1xLuke 14:3
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular1xTitus 3:13
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural1xLuke 11:45
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1xLuke 7:30
Evidence Summary
Justice
Greek word. Expert in Jewish law and Torah interpretation, distinct from scribes who copied texts professionally.
Strong'sG3544
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms7 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
lawyer
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Expert in Jewish law and Torah interpretation, distinct from scribes who copied texts professionally.
(νόμος), [in LXX: 4Ma.5:4 * ;]
1relating to law: μάχαι, Tit.3:9.
2learned in the law; as subst., ὁ ν. (EV, lawyer): Mat.22:35, Luk.10:25, Tit.3:13; pl., Luk.7:30 11:45-46, 52 14:3 (cf. MM, xvii).
Synonymsγραμματεύς, q.v
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 22:35Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
νομικός,nomikov
about law, one learned in the Law
Read verseLuke 7:30Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
νομικοὶnomikoi
about law, one learned in the Law
Read verseLuke 10:25Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
νομικόςnomikov
about law, one learned in the Law
Read verseLuke 11:45Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
νομικῶνnomikwn
about law, one learned in the Law
Read verseLuke 11:46Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
νομικοῖςnomikoiv
about law, one learned in the Law
Read verseLuke 11:52Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
νομικοῖς,nomikoiv
about law, one learned in the Law
Read verseLuke 14:3Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
νομικοὺςnomikouv
about law, one learned in the Law
Read verseTitus 3:9Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
νομικὰςnomikav
about law, one learned in the Law
Read verseTitus 3:13Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
νομικὸνnomikon
about law, one learned in the Law
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns7Aligned forms9Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternPlural (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 22:35 · Luke 10:252×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 7:301×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineLuke 11:451×
Dative · Plural · MasculineLuke 11:46 · Luke 11:522×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 14:31×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineTitus 3:91×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineTitus 3:131×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 10:25–37νομικόςnomikós
Lawyer, expert in the Law
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
νομικός is built from this root:
Canonical Themes
Justice
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