νόμον (nomon) in Romans 3:31: Noun Accusative Singular Masculine

Noun: the word names a law or governing standard, and here it can point to the law as a concept in Paul's argument.

Accusative: the form usually marks a direct object or other object-like role, and here it fits the thing being denied or upheld in the clause.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, so the reference is framed as one law concept rather than a plural set.

Masculine: the noun belongs to the masculine grammatical class, which is a language feature and does not by itself make a theological or social claim.

νόμον at the opening of the verse, and again after ἀλλὰ.

The form is governed by the verbs καταργοῦμεν and ἱστῶμεν, where it functions as the object-like focus of the question and its answer.

It names what might be thought to be abolished and what is instead upheld, so the accusative supports the argument's direct object sense.

It does not by itself prove a technical legal category, and it does not decide the theology apart from the surrounding statement.

High: The accusative noun names law as the object in Paul's contrast between abolishing and upholding.

Accusative singular object in a contrast clause. names law as what is denied as abolished and affirmed as upheld. Attached to νόμον. Governed by καταργοῦμεν and ἱστῶμεν. The repeated object role sharpens Paul's contrast; the theology must remain tied to the whole verse.

What is under discussion as abolished or upheld? The accusative noun names law as the object of the contrast.

Direct: The accusative directly supports rendering law as the object of abolish and uphold.

The form identifies the object in the argument but does not define every nuance of law in Romans. The contrast between καταργοῦμεν and ἱστῶμεν controls the verse's force.

Accusative object role defines Paul's entire law theology: The case marks the object of the verbs; the surrounding argument defines the theology. singular means only one statute: The singular noun can refer to law as a collective concept in this context.

The witness reads νόμον in Romans 3:31, with the same surface form repeated later in the verse.

The lemma νόμος means law, and the artifact notes that it can refer broadly to law or more specifically to the Mosaic Law.

The accusative form lets the word function as the direct target of the verbal claim, so the verse asks whether law is being set aside through faith and then answers that it is not.

In this context, the form supports Paul's point that faith does not cancel law but confirms its place in God's argument about righteousness.

This use fits the wider scriptural pattern that law remains significant within covenant revelation, even when its role is interpreted through faith.

For readers, the grammar helps show that the verse is not speaking vaguely but is addressing the status of law itself in the argument.

Do not infer that the accusative alone determines every nuance of law here, or that grammatical gender adds doctrinal meaning.