nomos

What it means

Law, especially the law of Moses. The word appears more than thirty times in Galatians, beginning with "not justified by the works of the law" (2:16, 2:19, 2:21).

Range of meaning

• Law of MosesThe Torah.
• PrincipleA governing rule.
• ScriptureThe whole Old Testament.

In Galatians

• Chapter 2

  "Not justified by the works of the law" (2:16, 2:19, 2:21).

• Chapter 3

  "Why then the law?" (3:10-25).

• Chapter 5

  "The whole law is fulfilled in one word" (5:3, 5:14, 5:18, 5:23).

• Chapter 6

  "So fulfill the law of Christ" (6:2, 6:13).