Lawyer
νομικόςStrong’s G3544nomikos
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Nomikos is the Greek word usually translated “lawyers”, “lawyer” and “about law”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.”
Meaning
Usually translated “lawyers”, “lawyer” and “about law”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lawyers 5
- a lawyer 2
- about law 1
- lawyer 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 6
- Titus 2
- Matthew 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 3:13In contextBring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
- Matthew 22:35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
- Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
- Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
- Luke 11:45Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
- Luke 11:46And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Greek dictionary
νομικός nomikos · lawyer
νομικός, -ή, -όν (νόμος), [in LXX: 4Ma.5:4 * ;] 1. relating to law: μάχαι, Tit.3:9. 2. learned 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).† SYN.: γραμματεύς, q.v (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lawyer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LAW'YER, noun
[that is lawer, contracted from law-wer, law-man.]
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.