νομικὸν
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').
Titus 3:13 · Word #3
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.R ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.R — Restrictive Adjective — Limits or specifies the noun |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lawyer |
| Literal | legal-expert |
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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