Lawless
ἄνομοςStrong’s G0459anomos
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anomos is the Greek word usually translated “lawless” and “outside law”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:”
Meaning
Usually translated “lawless” and “outside law”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lawless 4
- outside law 4
- for lawless 1
- with lawless 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 1:9In contextKnowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
- 2 Peter 2:8In context(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
- Mark 15:28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
- Luke 22:37For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
- Acts 2:23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
- 1 Corinthians 9:21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
Greek dictionary
ἄνομος anomos · lawless
ἄ-νομος, -ον (ἀ. neg., νόμος), [in LXX for עָוֺן, פָּשַׁע, רֶשַׁע, etc. ;] 1. lawless, wicked: Mrk.15:28, Luk.22:37, Act.2:23, 1Ti.1:9, 2Pe.2:8; ὁ ἄ., 2Th.2:8 (= ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας, 2Th.2:3). 2. without law (= οἱ μὴ ὑπὸ νόμον, Rom.2:14): 1Co.9:21 (MM, VGT, see word). † SYN.: see: ἄθεσμος (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lawless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LAW'LESS, adjective
- Not subject to law; unrestrained by law; as a lawless tyrant; lawless men.
- Contrary to law; illegal; unauthorized; as a lawless claim.
- Not subject to the ordinary laws of nature; uncontrolled.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.