Teacher of the law
νομοδιδάσκαλοςStrong’s G3547nomodidaskalos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Nomodidaskalos is the Greek word usually translated “teachers of the law” and “teacher of the law”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.”
Meaning
Usually translated “teachers of the law” and “teacher of the law”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- teachers of the law 2
- a teacher of the law 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Timothy 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 5:17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
- Acts 5:34Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Greek dictionary
νομοδιδάσκαλος nomodidaskalos · teacher of the law
νομο-διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ a teacher of the law: Luk.5:17, Act.5:34, 1Ti.1:7 (NT and eccl. only; cf. νομοδείκτης, -διδάκτης, Plut.).† SYN.: γραμματεύς, q.v (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.