anything assigned, a usage, custom, law, ordinance
Dodson:
νόμος
a law, the Mosaic Law
usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.
Strong's:
νόμος
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle) Derivation: from a primary νέμω (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals);
KJV Usage: law.
TBESG:
νόμος
law
G:N-M
νόμος, -ου, ὁ (< νέμω, to deal out, distribute), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹרָה, also for חֻקָּה, 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: Refs Rom.3:27 5:13b; pl., of divine laws, Refs Heb.8:10 10:16; ὁ ν. τ. Χριστοῦ, Gal.6:2; (τ.) ἐλευθερίας, Refs Jas.1:25 2:12; βασιλικιός (Hort., in l.; Deiss., LAE, 267:3), Jas.2:8. __2. Of a force or influence impelling to action: Refs Rom.7:21, 23a, 25 8:2. __3. Of the Mosaic law: Refs Mat.5:18, Luk.2:27, Jhn.1:17, Act.6:13, Rom.2:15, 1Co.9:8, 1Ti.1:8, Heb.7:19; al.; Μωυσέως, Refs Luk.2:22, Jhn.7:23, Act.15:5, al.; κυρίου, Luk.2:39; κατὰ τὸν ν., Refs Act.22:12, Heb.7:5 9:22. __4. As printed, Abbott-Smith mistakenly numbers this as 3.Anarthrous (Bl, §46, 8; ICC on Refs Rom.2:12, 13), νόμος, __(a) of law in general: Refs Rom.2:12, 14b 3:20, 21 4:15, al.; __(b) of the Mosaic law in its quality as law: Refs Rom.2:14a 5:20 10:4, Gal.2:19, al.; οἱ ἐκ ν., Rom.4:14; ὑπὸ νόμον, Refs 1Co.9:20, Gal.4:5; ν. πράσσειν (πληροῦν), Refs Rom.2:25 13:8. __5. Of Christian teaching: ν. πίστεως, Rom.3:27; τ. Χριστοῦ, Gal.6:2. __6. By meton., of the books which contain the law; __(a) of the Pentateuch: Refs Mat.12:5, Jhn.1:45, al.; ὁ ν. καὶ οἱ προφῆται, Refs Mat.5:17, Luk.16:16, al.; ὁ ν. καὶ προφῆται κ. ψαλμοί, Luk.24:44. __(b) of the OT Scriptures in general (as Heb. תּוֹרָה): Refs Jhn.10:34 12:34 15:25, 1Co.14:21, al. (AS)
Thayer:
1) anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command 1a) of any law whatsoever 1a1) a law or rule producing a state approved of God 1a1a) by the observance of which is approved of God 1a2) a precept or injunction 1a3) the rule of action prescribed by reason 1b) of the Mosaic law, and referring, acc. to the context. either to the volume of the law or to its contents 1c) the Christian religion: the law demanding faith, the moral instruction given by Christ, esp. the precept concerning love 1d) the name of the more important part (the Pentateuch), is put for the entire collection of the sacred books of the OT
G459 ἄνομοςἄνομος
anomos
an'-om-os
From G1 (as a negative particle) and G3551; lawless, that is, (negatively) notsubjectto (the Jewish) law; (by implication a Gentile), or (positively) wicked
KJV Usage: without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked.
G632 ἀπονέμωἀπονέμω
aponemō
ap-on-em'-o
From G575 and the base of G3551; to apportion, that is, bestow
KJV Usage: give.
G1268 διανέμωδιανέμω
dianemō
dee-an-em'-o
From G1223 and the base of G3551; to distribute, that is, (of information) to disseminate
KJV Usage: spread.
G1772 ἔννομοςἔννομος
ennomos
en'-nom-os
From G1722 and G3551; (subjectively) legal, or (objectively) subject to
KJV Usage: lawful, under law.
G2818 κληρονόμοςκληρονόμος
klēronomos
klay-ron-om'-os
From G2819 and the base of G3551 (in its original sense of partitioning, that is, [reflexively] getting by apportionment); a sharerbylot, that is, an inheritor (literally or figuratively); by implication a possessor
KJV Usage: heir.
G3542 νομήνομή
nomē
nom-ah'
Feminine from the same as G3551; pasture, that is, (the act) feeding (figuratively spreading of a gangrene), or (the food) pasturage
KJV Usage: X eat, pasture.
G3543 νομίζωνομίζω
nomizō
nom-id'-zo
From G3551; properly to do by law (usage), that is, to accustom (passively beusual); by extension to deem or regard
KJV Usage: suppose, think, be wont.
G3544 νομικόςνομικός
nomikos
nom-ik-os'
From G3551; according (or pertaining) tolaw, that is, legal (ceremonially); as noun, an expertin the (Mosaic) law
KJV Usage: about the law, lawyer.
G3545 νομίμωςνομίμως
nomimōs
nom-im'-oce
Adverb from a derivative of G3551; legitimately (specifically agreeably to the rules of the lists)
KJV Usage: lawfully.
G3547 νομοδιδάσκαλοςνομοδιδάσκαλος
nomodidaskalos
nom-od-id-as'-kal-os
From G3551 and G1320; an expounderof the (Jewish) law, that is, a Rabbi
KJV Usage: doctor (teacher) of the law.
G3550 νομοθέτηςνομοθέτης
nomothetēs
nom-oth-et'-ace
From G3551 and a derivative of G5087; a legislator
KJV Usage: lawgiver.
G3623 οἰκονόμοςοἰκονόμος
oikonomos
oy-kon-om'-os
From G3624 and the base of G3551; a housedistributor (that is, manager), or overseer, that is, an employee in that capacity; by extension a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively a preacher (of the Gospel)
KJV Usage: chamberlain, governor, steward.
G3891 παρανομέωπαρανομέω
paranomeō
par-an-om-eh'-o
From a compound of G3844 and G3551; to beopposedtolaw, that is, to transgress
G5918Law.
See Definition for nomos { [G3551]}
See Definition for entole { [G1785]}
See Definition for dogma { [G1378]}
nomos is the common word meaning law. It may mean law in
general. In the N.T., however, it usually means the law of God, and
most frequently the Mosaic law.
entole is more specific, being used of a particular command.
dogma is an authoritative conclusion, a proposition which it is
expected that all will recognize as universally binding.