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Strong's #3551 - νόμος
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νόμος, ὁ,
(νέμω) that which is in habitual practice, use or possession, not in Hom. (cf. J. Revelation 2:15), though read by Zenod. in Od. 1.3.
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1. usage, custom, [Μοῦσαι] μέλπονται πάντων τε νόμους καὶ ἤθεα κεδνά Hes. Th. 66; ν. ἀρχαῖος ἄριστος Id. Fr. 221; ἔνθα ν. (sc. ἐστί) c. inf., where it is the custom.., Alc. Supp. 25.5; ν. πάντων βασιλεύς custom is lord of all, Pi. Fr. 169.1; ν. δεσπότης Hdt. 7.104, Pl. Lg. 715d; ν. τύραννος τῶν ἀνθρώπων Id. Prt. 337d; ἴησις ὀθονίοισι κατὰ τὸν ν. τὸν ἀρθριτικόν Hp. Art. 18; ὡς νόμος Id. Mochl. 37: hence, law, ordinance, τόνδε.. ν. διέταξε Κρονίων.. θηρσὶ.. ἐσθέμεν ἀλλήλους Hes. Op. 276; τρέφονται πάντες οἱ ἀνθρώπειοι ν. ὑπὸ τοῦ θείου Heraclit. 114; ἄφθογγον εἶναι τὸν παλαμναῖον ν. [ἐστί] A. Eu. 448; ν. κάλλιστον ἐξευρόντα, πειθαρχεῖν πατρί S. Tr. 1177; ν. κοινός, = ὀρθὸς λόγος, Zeno Stoic. 1.43: pl., ἔργων.. ὧν νόμοι πρόκεινται ὑψίποδες S. OT 865 (lyr.); νεοχμοῖς ν. Ζεὺς κρατύνει A. Pr. 150 (lyr.). in VT, of the law of God, ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Κυρίου τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ LXX Psalms 1:2, al., cf. Isaiah 2:3; νόμον ὃν ἐνετείλατο ὑμῖν Μωϋσῆς ib. De. 33.4; so in NT, ὁ ν. Μωϋσέως Luke 2:22, etc.; but also ὁ ν. τοῦ Χριστοῦ Galatians 6:2; ὁ ν. τοῦ Πνεύματος τῆς ζωῆς, opp. ὁ ν. τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ τοῦ θανάτου, Romans 8:2; ν. τέλειος ὁ τῆς ἐλευθερίας 1.25. with Preps., κατὰ νόμον according to custom or law, Hes. Th. 417, Hdt. 1.61, etc.; κὰν νόμον Pi. O. 8.78; οἱ κατὰ ν. ὄντες θεοί the established deities, Pl. Lg. 904a; κατὰ νόμους A. Supp. 241; παρὰ νόμον contrary to.., Id. Eu. 171 (lyr.); παρὰ τοὺς τῆς φύσεως ν. Pl. Ti. 83e; ἐν Πανελλάνων νόμῳ Pi. I. 2.38; ἐν Ἀδραστείῳ νόμῳ by the law of Adrastus, i.e. at the Nemean games, Id. N. 10.28: esp. in dat. νόμῳ by custom, conventionally, opp. φύσει, Hdt. 4.39, Philol. 9, Arist. EN 1094b16, etc.; ν. γλυκύ, ν. πικρόν, Democr. 9; εἰ μή τις λέγοι ν. ὁρᾶν καὶ τὰς λεγομένας ποιότητας μὴ ἐν τοῖς ὑποκειμένοις εἶναι Plot. 4.4.29; ὅσον νόμου χάριν just for form's sake, Diph. 43.14, Arist. Metaph. 1076a27. statute, ordinance made by authority, [Σόλων] νόμους ἔθηκεν ἄλλους, τοῖς δὲ Δράκοντος θεσμοῖς ἐπαύσαντο χρώμενοι πλὴν τῶν φονικῶν Id. Ath. 7.1 (but τὸν Δράκοντος ν. τὸν περὶ τοῦ φόνου IG 12.115.5), etc.; νόμον τιθέναι, τίθεσθαι, v. τίθημι; βασιλικὸς ν. OGI 483.1 (Pergam., ii A.D.), Ephesians 2:8 : freq. of general laws, opp. ψηφίσματα (special decrees), Pl. Tht. 173d, etc.; ὅταν τὰ ψηφίσματα κύρια ᾖ ἀλλὰ μὴ ὁ ν. Arist. Pol. 1292a7: generally, law, ἄνευ ὀρέξεως νοῦς ὁ ν. ἐστίν ib. 1287a32; ἄγραφος ν. Lex ap. And. 1.85, etc.; opp. γεγραμμένος, Arist. Rh. 1373b6; ν. ἴδιος, opp. κοινός, ib. 4; ὁ ν. freq. as subject, οἱ ν. διδόασι τιμωρίας D. 18.12; ὧν ὁ ν. ἀγορεύει Inscr.Magn. 92b16 (ii B.C.); μὴ ὁ ν. κρίνει τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃ πρῶτον; John 7:51. c. gen. rei, οὗτός τοι πεδίων πέλεται ν. Hes. Op. 388; Ὑλλίδος στάθμας ἐν νόμοις Pi. P. 1.62; τὸν φαρμάκων δίδαξε μαλακόχειρα ν. Id. N. 3.55; ν. ἐμβολῆς καὶ διορθώσιος Hp. Mochl. 38; ὁ ν. τοῦ κριοῦ, τοῦ ἀνδρός, τῶν ἐρανιστῶν, LXX Le. 6.31 (7.1), Romans 7:2, SIG 1198.14 (Arcesine, iii B.C.); ἐς χειρῶν νόμον ἀπικέσθαι to come to blows, into action, Hdt. 9.48; ἐν χειρῶν νόμῳ ἀπόλλυσθαι, περιπεσεῖν, die in action, Id. 8.89, Plb. 1.57.8; μεταλλάξαι τὸν βίον ἐν χ. ν. Id. 3.63.5, cf. 3.116.9; Ἀσδρούβας.. ἐν χ. ν. κατέστρεψε τὸν βίον Id. 11.2.1; τοὺς μὲν ἐν χ. ν. διέφθειρε Id. 1.82.2; τοὺς ἐν χ. ν. τὰς πολιτείας καταλύοντας by 'direct action', Aeschin. 1.5; but κτεῖναι ἐν ταῖς πολεμικαῖς ἐξόδοις ἐν χειρὸς νόμῳ under martial law, Arist. Pol. 1285a10; τῷ τοῦ πολέμου νόμῳ κτησάμενος Aeschin. 2.33.
2. Νόμος personified, οἱ θεοὶ σθένουσι χὡ κείνων κρατῶν N. E. Hec. 800, cf. Orph. Fr. 105, 160.
II
1. melody, strain, οἶδα δ' ὀρνίχων νόμως πάντων Alcm. 67; ν. ἵππιος Pi. O. 1.101; Ἀπόλλων ἁγεῖτο παντοίων ν. Id. N. 5.25; ν. πολεμικοί Th. 5.69; ἐπηλάλαξαν Ἀραὶ τὸν ὀξὺν ν. A. Th. 952 (lyr.); κρεκτοὶ ν. S. Fr. 463, cf. AP 9.584: metaph., τοὺς Ἅιδου ν. S. Fr. 861.
2. esp. a type of early melody created by Terpander for the lyre as an accompaniment to Epic texts, ν. ὄρθιος Hdt. 1.24; ν. Βοιώτιος S. Fr. 966; ν. κιθαρῳδικοί Ar. Ra. 1282, cf. Pl. Lg. 700d, Arist. Po. 1447b26, Pr. 918b13, etc.; also for the flute, ν. αὐλῳδικός Plu. 2.1132d; without sung text, ν. αὐλητικός ib.1133d, cf. 138b, Poll. 4.79; later, composition including both words and melody, e.g. Tim. Pers.
III = νοῦμμος (q. v.), Epich. 136, Sophr. 162, Inscr.Délos 407.21 (ii B.C.); ν. σηστέρτιοι, = Lat. nummi sestertii, Inscr.Prien. 41.13 (ii B.C.). Archit., course of masonry, IG 12(2).11.17 (Mytil.).
νόμος , -ου , ὁ
(<νέμω , to deal out, distribute),
[in LXX chiefly for H8452, also for H2706, etc.;]
that which is assigned, hence, usage, custom, then law; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline bks.);
1. of law in general: Romans 3:27; Romans 5:13 b; pl., of divine laws, Hebrews 8:10; Hebrews 10:16 : ὁ ν . τ . Χριστοῦ , Galatians 6:2; (τ .) ἐλευθερίας , James 1:25; James 2:12; βασιλικός (Hort., in l; Deiss., LAE, 3673), James 2:8.
2. Of a force or influence impelling to action: Romans 7:21; Romans 7:23 a, Romans 7:25; Romans 8:2.
3. Of the Mosaic law: Matthew 5:18, Luke 2:27, John 1:17, Acts 6:13, Romans 2:15, 1 Corinthians 9:8, 1 Timothy 1:8, Hebrews 7:19, al.; τ . Μωυσέως , Luke 2:22, John 7:23, Acts 15:5, al.; κυρίου , Luke 2:39; κατὰ τὸν ν ., Acts 22:12, Hebrews 7:5; Hebrews 9:22. Anarthrous (Bl., § 46, 8; ICC on Romans 2:12-13) νόμος ,
(a) of law in general : Romans 2:12; Romans 2:14 b Romans 3:20-21; Romans 4:15, al.;
(b) of the Mosaic law in its quality as law: Romans 2:14 a Romans 5:20; Romans 10:4, Galatians 2:19, al.; οἱ ἐκ ν ., Romans 4:14; ὑπὸ νόμον , 1 Corinthians 9:20, Galatians 4:5; ν . πράσσειν (πληροῦν ), Revelation 2:25; Revelation 13:8.
4. Of Christian teaching: ν . πίστεως , Romans 3:27; τ . Χριστοῦ , Galatians 6:2.
5. By meton., of the books which contain the law;
(a) of the Pentateuch: Matthew 12:5, John 1:45, al.; ὁ ν . καὶ οἱ προφῆται , Matthew 5:17, Luke 16:16, al.; ὁ ν . καὶ προφῆται κ . ψαλμοί , Luke 24:44;
(b) of the OT Scriptures in general (as Heb. H8452): John 10:34; John 12:34; John 15:25, 1 Corinthians 14:21, al.
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For this adj. = ";perfect,"; ";complete,"; which in the NT is confined to 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (but cf. Arist. Plant, i. 2. 20, Plut. ii. 909 B). we can now cite the decree of Epaminondas attached to Nero’s pompous declaration of the freedom of all Greeks at the Isthmian games of A.D. 67, Syll 376 (= .3814).45 ἀνεισφορίαν, ἣν οὐδεὶς τῶν πρότερον Σεβαστῶν ὁλοτελῆ ἔδωκεν, where the adj. has the same adverbial force as in 1 Thess l.c. For the adv. ὁλοτελῶς, by which Suidas defines the common ὁλοσχερῶς, cf. Aq. Deuteronomy 13:16 (17).
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