νομικῶν
nomikós
lawyers
Pertaining to law or custom; in a substantive sense, a legal expert or authority. As an adjective, describes something related to legal principles, regulations, or traditions. As a noun in Hellenistic and New Testament contexts, often refers to a specialist or interpreter of the laws of the Israelite tradition (commonly Mosaic law), but may also be generally applied to someone trained in law or jurisprudence. Semantic range includes both the adjectival sense ('legal, relating to law') and the sense of an expert or practitioner ('jurist, legal scholar').
Luke 11:45 · Word #5
Lexicon G3544
| Lemma | νομικός |
| Transliteration | nomikós |
| Strong's | G3544 |
| Definition | Pertaining to law or custom; in a substantive sense, a legal expert or authority. As an adjective, describes something related to legal principles, regulations, or traditions. As a noun in Hellenistic and New Testament contexts, often refers to a specialist or interpreter of the laws of the Israelite tradition (commonly Mosaic law), but may also be generally applied to someone trained in law or jurisprudence. Semantic range includes both the adjectival sense ('legal, relating to law') and the sense of an expert or practitioner ('jurist, legal scholar'). |
Morphology ADJ.S GEN M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lawyers |
| Literal | law-experts |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | νομικός |
| Strong's | G3544 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3544-04
of legal experts
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; genitive masculine plural (Gr,NS,,,,GMP,) from νομικός, functioning as a noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective νομικός means "pertaining to law" and in substantive use denotes a legal expert or jurist. The genitive masculine plural form is rendered "of legal experts," preserving both its substantive sense and its plural genitive morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
of legal experts
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "legal experts". |