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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3544. νομικός (nomikos) -- Lawyer, expert in the law</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3544.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/john/4-27.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3544.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3544</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3543.htm" title="3543">◄</a> 3544. nomikos <a href="../greek/3545.htm" title="3545">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">nomikos: Lawyer, expert in the law</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">νομικός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>nomikos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>no-mee-KOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(nom-ik-os')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Lawyer, expert in the law<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(a) adj: connected with law, about law, (b) noun: a lawyer, one learned in the Law, one learned in the Old Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word νόμος (nomos), meaning "law."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "nomikos," the role is similar to that of a "scribe" (סוֹפֵר, sopher) or "teacher of the law" (מוֹרֶה, moreh) in the Hebrew context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "nomikos" refers to someone who is learned in the Mosaic Law, often translated as "lawyer" or "expert in the law" in English. In the New Testament, it is used to describe those who were knowledgeable about Jewish law and often involved in teaching or interpreting it.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of first-century Judaism, a "nomikos" was a scholar or teacher of the Jewish law. These individuals were highly respected in Jewish society for their knowledge and interpretation of the Torah. They played a crucial role in religious and legal matters, often serving as advisors or judges in legal disputes. Their expertise was not only in the written law but also in the oral traditions that accompanied it.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3544</b> <i>nomikós</i> (from <a href="/greek/3551.htm">3551</a> <i>/nómos</i>, "law") – properly, an expert in Jewish <i>law</i> (theology); an ancient Jewish-attorney ("Scripture-lawyer"), specializing in interpreting the OT and applying the teachings of established rabbis. </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/3544.htm">3544</a> <i>/nomikós</i> ("lawyer") implies someone even more learned in <i>the Law</i> than a typical scribe. (Ezra would have been considered a <a href="/greek/3544.htm">3544</a> <i>/nomikós</i>.)</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/3544.htm">3544</a> (<i>nomikós</i>) is also a regular term for <i>attorney</i> in antiquity, i.e. an <i>expert jurist</i> in secular law.] </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3551.htm">nomos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>relating to law, learned in the law<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Law (1), lawyer (3), lawyers (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3544: νομικός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">νομικός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">νομικη</span>, <span class="greek2">νομικόν</span> (<span class="greek2">νόμος</span>), <span class="accented">pertaining to (the) law</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, others): <span class="greek2">μάχαι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-9.htm">Titus 3:9</a>; <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">νομικός</span>, <span class="accented">one learned in the law,</span> in the N. T. an interpreter and teacher of the Mosaic law (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">a lawyer</span>; cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">γραμματεύς</span></span>, 2): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-35.htm">Matthew 22:35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-13.htm">Titus 3:13</a>; plural, <a href="/interlinear/luke/7-30.htm">Luke 7:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-45.htm">Luke 11:45f, 52</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/14-3.htm">Luke 14:3</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>about the law, lawyer. <p>From <a href="/greek/3551.htm">nomos</a>; according (or pertaining) to law, i.e. Legal (ceremonially); as noun, an expert in the (Mosaic) law -- about the law, lawyer. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3551.htm">nomos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>νόμημα νομικας νομικάς νομικὰς νομικοι νομικοί νομικοὶ νομικοις νομικοίς νομικοῖς νομικον νομικόν νομικὸν νομικος νομικός νομικὸς νομικους νομικούς νομικοὺς νομικων νομικών νομικῶν νομίμα νόμιμα νόμιμά νομίμοις νόμιμον νομίμων nomikas nomikàs nomikoi nomikoì nomikois nomikoîs nomikon nomikòn nomikôn nomikōn nomikō̂n nomikos nomikós nomikòs nomikous nomikoùs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/22-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 22:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐξ αὐτῶν <b>νομικὸς</b> πειράζων αὐτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> One <span class="itali">of them, a lawyer,</span> asked<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them, <span class="itali">[which was] a lawyer,</span> asked<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them <span class="itali">a lawyer</span> testing him<p><b><a href="/text/luke/7-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 7:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ οἱ <b>νομικοὶ</b> τὴν βουλὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But the Pharisees <span class="itali">and the lawyers</span> rejected<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">lawyers</span> rejected<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">lawyers</span> the counsel<p><b><a href="/text/luke/10-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 10:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Καὶ ἰδοὺ <b>νομικός</b> τις ἀνέστη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">And a lawyer</span> stood<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> behold, a certain <span class="itali">lawyer</span> stood up, and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And behold <span class="itali">a lawyer</span> certain stood up<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-45.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:45</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τις τῶν <b>νομικῶν</b> λέγει αὐτῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> One <span class="itali">of the lawyers</span> said<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> one <span class="itali">of the lawyers,</span> and said<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-45.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> one of the <span class="itali">lawyers</span> says to him<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:46</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῖν τοῖς <b>νομικοῖς</b> οὐαί ὅτι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Woe <span class="itali">to you lawyers</span> as well!<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also, <span class="itali">[ye] lawyers!</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to you the <span class="itali">lawyers</span> woe for<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:52</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῖν τοῖς <b>νομικοῖς</b> ὅτι ἤρατε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Woe <span class="itali">to you lawyers!</span> For you have taken away<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto you, <span class="itali">lawyers!</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to you the <span class="itali">lawyers</span> for you took away<p><b><a href="/text/luke/14-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 14:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρὸς τοὺς <b>νομικοὺς</b> καὶ Φαρισαίους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and spoke <span class="itali">to the lawyers</span> and Pharisees,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> spake unto <span class="itali">the lawyers</span> and Pharisees,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the <span class="itali">lawyers</span> and to [the] Pharisees<p><b><a href="/text/titus/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 3:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural">Adj-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ μάχας <b>νομικὰς</b> περιίστασο εἰσὶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and disputes <span class="itali">about the Law,</span> for they are unprofitable<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> strivings about <span class="itali">the law;</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and contentions <span class="itali">about [the] law</span> stand aloof from they are<p><b><a href="/text/titus/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 3:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ζηνᾶν τὸν <b>νομικὸν</b> καὶ Ἀπολλὼν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Zenas <span class="itali">the lawyer</span> and Apollos<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Bring Zenas <span class="itali">the lawyer</span> and Apollos<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Zenas the <span class="itali">lawyer</span> and Apollos<p><b><a href="/greek/3544.htm">Strong's Greek 3544</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3544.htm">9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/nomikas_3544.htm">νομικὰς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/nomiko_n_3544.htm">νομικῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/nomikoi_3544.htm">νομικοὶ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/nomikois_3544.htm">νομικοῖς — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/nomikon_3544.htm">νομικὸν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/nomikos_3544.htm">νομικὸς — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/nomikous_3544.htm">νομικοὺς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3543.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3543"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3543" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3545.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3545"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3545" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>