Word study · Greek

nomos

law

Say it: NOM-os (approximate)

νόμος

What it means

Law. "As to the law, a Pharisee" (3:5-6), "not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law" (3:9).

Range of meaning

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

In Philippians

  • Chapter 3

    "As to the law, a Pharisee" (3:5-6, 3:9).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G3551 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources