νομικὸς
nomikós
lawyer
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').
Matthew 22:35 · Word #6
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 NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lawyer |
| Literal | lawyer |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | νομικός |
| Strong's | G3544 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3544-05
legal scholar
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; nominative masculine singular (Gr,NS,,,,NMS); functioning as a noun describing a male legal expert. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term derives from νόμος (law, custom) with the adjectival suffix -ικός, meaning 'pertaining to law.' Used substantively in the nominative masculine singular, it denotes a man characterized by expertise in law—thus 'legal scholar.' |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
legal scholar
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'legal scholar' properly renders νομικὸς as the context refers to a law expert. No change needed. |