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It conveys a sense of rebellion against divine order and moral standards. In a broader sense, it can refer to those who act in defiance of established laws, both divine and human.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, law (nomos) was a fundamental concept that governed both civic and moral life. The Jewish understanding of law was deeply rooted in the Torah, which was seen as God's revealed will. To be "anomos" was to live outside the boundaries of this divine instruction, often associated with Gentiles or those who rejected God's commandments. In the early Christian context, "anomos" could also refer to false teachers or those who distorted the gospel.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 459</b> <i>ánomos</i> (from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "no" and <a href="/greek/3551.htm">3551</a> <i>/nómos</i>, "law") – properly, "no-law," i.e. <i>lawless</i> disregard for proper authority. <a href="/greek/458.htm">See 458</a> (<i>anomia</i>).</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/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/3551.htm">nomos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>lawless, without law<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>godless men (1), lawless (2), lawless one (1), transgressors (2), without the law (1), without law (1), without law (2).<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 459: ἄνομος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄνομος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἄνομον</span> (<span class="greek2">νόμος</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">destitute of (the Mosaic) law</span>: used of Gentiles, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-21.htm">1 Corinthians 9:21</a>, (without any suggestion of 'iniquity'; just as in Additions to Esther 4:42<FOOTNOTE:10> [<a href="/interlinear/esther/4-37.htm">Esther 4:37</a><span class="bibref">4:17u</span>], where <span class="greek2">ἄνομοι</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπερίτμητοι</span> and <span class="greek2">ἀλλότριοι</span> are used together). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">departing from the law, a violator of the law, lawless, wicked</span>; (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">iniquus</span>; (also<span class="latin">injustus</span>)): <a href="/interlinear/mark/15-28.htm">Mark 15:28</a> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> brackets); <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-37.htm">Luke 22:37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a> (so in Greek writings); opposed to <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">δίκαιος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9</a>; <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">ἄνομος</span> (<span class="greek2">κατ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἐξοχήν</span>), he in whom all iniquity has as it were fixed its abode, <a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a>; <span class="greek2">ἀνόμοις</span> <span class="greek2">ἔργοις</span>, unlawful deeds, <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-8.htm">2 Peter 2:8</a>; <span class="accented">free from law, not subject to law</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">sine</span><span class="latin">lege</span>): <span class="greek2">μή</span> <span class="greek2">ὤν</span> <span class="greek2">ἄνομος</span> <span class="greek2">θεοῦ</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 169 (147)) (<span class="manuref">Rec.</span> <span class="greek2">θεῷ</span>), <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-21.htm">1 Corinthians 9:21</a>. (Very often in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>) (Synonym: see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀνομία</span></span>, at the end.)<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>without law, unlawful, wicked. <p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/3551.htm">nomos</a>; lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked -- without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3551.htm">nomos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>άνομα άνομε άνομοι ανομοις ανόμοις ἀνόμοις άνομον άνομόν ανομος άνομος ἄνομος ανόμου ανομους ανόμους ἀνόμους ανόμω ανομων ανόμων ἀνόμων anomois anómois anomon anomōn anómon anómōn anomos ánomos anomous anómous<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/mark/15-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 15:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Καὶ μετὰ <b>ἀνόμων</b> ἐλογίσθη </span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with <span class="itali">the transgressors.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And with [the] <span class="itali">lawless</span> he was reckoned<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Καὶ μετὰ <b>ἀνόμων</b> ἐλογίσθη καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in Me, 'AND HE WAS NUMBERED <span class="itali">WITH TRANSGRESSORS;</span> for that which refers<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> among <span class="itali">the transgressors:</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And with <span class="itali">[the] lawless</span> he was reckoned also<p><b><a href="/text/acts/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ χειρὸς <b>ἀνόμων</b> προσπήξαντες ἀνείλατε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by the hands <span class="itali">of godless men</span> and put [Him] to death.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and by <span class="itali">wicked</span> hands<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by hands <span class="itali">lawless</span> having crucified you put to death<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῖς <b>ἀνόμοις</b> ὡς ἄνομος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to those <span class="itali">who are without</span> law,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">To them that are without law,</span> as<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to those <span class="itali">without law</span> as without law<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνόμοις ὡς <b>ἄνομος</b> μὴ ὢν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who are without <span class="itali">law,</span> as without<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">without law,</span> (being<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> without law as <span class="itali">without law</span> not being<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ ὢν <b>ἄνομος</b> θεοῦ ἀλλ'</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> law, <span class="itali">as without</span> law,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> (being not <span class="itali">without law</span> to God, but<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not being <span class="itali">without law</span> to God but<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κερδανῶ τοὺς <b>ἀνόμους</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as without <span class="itali">law,</span> though not being<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I might gain <span class="itali">them that are without law.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I might gain those <span class="itali">without law</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀποκαλυφθήσεται ὁ <b>ἄνομος</b> ὃν ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_thessalonians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Then <span class="itali">that lawless one</span> will be revealed<br><a href="/kjvs/2_thessalonians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall <span class="itali">that Wicked</span> be revealed,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will be revealed the <span class="itali">lawless [one]</span> whom the<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐ κεῖται <b>ἀνόμοις</b> δὲ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for a righteous person, <span class="itali">but for those who are lawless</span> and rebellious,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but <span class="itali">for the lawless</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not is enacted <span class="itali">for lawless</span> however and<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural">Adj-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ψυχὴν δικαίαν <b>ἀνόμοις</b> ἔργοις ἐβασάνιζεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> after day <span class="itali">by [their] lawless</span> deeds),<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to day <span class="itali">with [their] unlawful</span> deeds;)<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [his] soul righteous <span class="itali">with [their] lawless</span> works tormented<p><b><a href="/greek/459.htm">Strong's Greek 459</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_459.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/anomo_n_459.htm">ἀνόμων — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/anomois_459.htm">ἀνόμοις — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/anomos_459.htm">ἄνομος — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/anomous_459.htm">ἀνόμους — 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/458.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="458"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="458" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/460.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="460"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="460" /></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>