νομικὰς
nomikós
about the law
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').
Titus 3:9 · Word #10
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.A ACC F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | about the law |
| Literal | legal |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | νομικός |
| Strong's | G3544 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3544-01
legal (feminine plural)
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, accusative feminine plural (Gr,AA,,,,AFP); attributive form describing feminine plural nouns in the accusative case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective νομικάς (accusative feminine plural) denotes things pertaining to law or custom. "Legal" preserves the root sense of relating to law while reflecting its adjectival, feminine plural accusative form modifying feminine plural nouns. |
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