What does νόμος · Χριστός mean in the Bible?
νόμος · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "the law or pattern of Christ".
Greek · G3551, G5547
νόμον τοῦ Χριστοῦ
Law · anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
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νόμοςG3551law
Pronunciationnómos
Encompasses both the Mosaic law and any binding principle or force impelling moral action
Open lexicon entry →ΧριστόςG5547anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
PronunciationChristós
Open lexicon entry →What does νόμον τοῦ Χριστοῦ (nomon tou Christou) mean in the Bible?
νόμος · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "the law or pattern of Christ".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3551, G5547?
G3551, G5547 is connected to 193 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the law or pattern of Christ
Source Gloss
the law or pattern of Christ
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 patterns5Aligned forms193Case patternGenitive (67)Number patternSingular (191)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 7:12 · Matt 11:13 · Matt 22:40 · Luke 16:16 · John 1:17 · John 7:23 · John 7:51 · Rom 2:14 · Rom 3:19 · Rom 4:15 · Rom 5:20 · Rom 7:1 · Rom 7:7 · Rom 7:12 · Rom 7:14 · Rom 8:234×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:18 · Matt 23:23 · Luke 2:27 · Luke 16:17 · John 12:34 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 13:15 · Acts 18:15 · Acts 21:20 · Acts 21:28 · Acts 22:3 · Acts 23:29 · Acts 28:23 · Rom 2:12 · Rom 2:13 · Rom 2:1467×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 12:5 · Matt 22:36 · Luke 2:23 · Luke 2:24 · Luke 10:26 · Luke 24:44 · John 1:45 · John 8:17 · John 10:34 · John 15:25 · Acts 13:38 · Rom 2:12 · Rom 2:17 · Rom 2:20 · Rom 2:23 · Rom 3:1931×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:17 · Luke 2:22 · Luke 2:39 · John 7:19 · John 7:49 · John 18:31 · John 19:7 · Acts 7:53 · Acts 15:5 · Acts 18:13 · Acts 21:24 · Acts 22:12 · Acts 23:3 · Acts 24:14 · Acts 25:8 · Rom 2:1459×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineHeb 8:10 · Heb 10:162×