Strong G459ἄνομος
lawless
- Transliteration
- anomos
- Pronunciation
- an'-om-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἄ-νομος, -ον
(ἀ. neg., νόμος), [in LXX for עָוֺן, פָּשַׁע, רֶשַׁע, etc.;]
1. lawless, wicked: Mrk.15:28, Luk.22:37, Act.2:23, 1Ti.1:9, 2Pe.2:8; ὁ ἄ., 2Th.2:8 (= ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας, 2Th.2:3).
2. without law (= οἱ μὴ ὑπὸ νόμον, Rom.2:14): 1Co.9:21 (MM, VGT, see word).
† SYN.: see: ἄθεσμος (AS)
(ἀ. neg., νόμος), [in LXX for עָוֺן, פָּשַׁע, רֶשַׁע, etc.;]
1. lawless, wicked: Mrk.15:28, Luk.22:37, Act.2:23, 1Ti.1:9, 2Pe.2:8; ὁ ἄ., 2Th.2:8 (= ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας, 2Th.2:3).
2. without law (= οἱ μὴ ὑπὸ νόμον, Rom.2:14): 1Co.9:21 (MM, VGT, see word).
† SYN.: see: ἄθεσμος (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G459 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- transgressor2
- wicked2
- law1
- lawless1
- unlawful1
First verses
- Mark 15:28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
- Luke 22:37For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
- Acts 2:23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
- 1 Corinthians 9:21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
- 1 Timothy 1:9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
- 2 Peter 2:8(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἄνομος, ον,
lawless, impious, τράπεζα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.162)]; of persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 142, +others; στρατός “Tr.” 1096; Ἐχίονος γόνος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 995)]; of things, θυσία[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 151)]; πάθη E [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Or.” 1455; μοναρχία 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 302e: τὰ ἄνομα)]lawless acts, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.8)]: comparative -ώτερος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Ma.” 285a)]. adverb -μως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1000, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 4.1.2, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.92.)]
2 with genitive, ἀ. θεοῦ, i.e. without (the Mosaic) Law and therefore without God, [NT (NT.1Cor.9.21.)]adverb ἀνόμως, ={χωρὶς νόμου}, [NT (NT.Rom.2.12.)]
3 illegal, κατοχή[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 237 vii 11 (2nd c.AD).)]
II (νόμος[Refs (11))] unmusical, νόμος ἄ.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1142 (Lyric poetry).)]
lawless, impious, τράπεζα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.162)]; of persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 142, +others; στρατός “Tr.” 1096; Ἐχίονος γόνος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 995)]; of things, θυσία[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 151)]; πάθη E [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Or.” 1455; μοναρχία 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 302e: τὰ ἄνομα)]lawless acts, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.8)]: comparative -ώτερος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Ma.” 285a)]. adverb -μως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1000, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 4.1.2, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.92.)]
2 with genitive, ἀ. θεοῦ, i.e. without (the Mosaic) Law and therefore without God, [NT (NT.1Cor.9.21.)]adverb ἀνόμως, ={χωρὶς νόμου}, [NT (NT.Rom.2.12.)]
3 illegal, κατοχή[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 237 vii 11 (2nd c.AD).)]
II (νόμος[Refs (11))] unmusical, νόμος ἄ.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1142 (Lyric poetry).)]