Lexical Definition
ἄνομος ánomos (an'-om-os) lawless G:A
from Α (as a negative particle) and νόμος
without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked.
- lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law
- (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked
Abbott-Smith
ἄ-νομος, -ον (ἀ. neg., νόμος), [in LXX for עָוֺן, פֶּשַׁע, רֶשַׁע, etc.;]
1. lawless, wicked: Mk 15:28, Lk 22:37, Ac 2:23, I Ti 1:9, II Pe 2:8; ὁ ἄ., II Th 2:8 (= ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας, II Th 2:3).
2. without law (= οἱ μὴ ὑπὸ νόμον, Ro 2:14): I Co 9:21 (MM, VGT, s.v.).†
SYN.: v.s. ἄθεσμος.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 15:28 |
| Luke | 22:37 |
| Acts | 2:23 |
| Romans | 2:14 |
| 1 Corinthians | 9:21 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2:3 · 2:8 |
| 1 Timothy | 1:9 |
| 2 Peter | 2:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἄνομος, ον,
lawless, impious, τράπεζα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, θυσία[Refs 4th c.BC+]; πάθη E [Refs 5th c.BC+]lawless acts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative -ώτερος[Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb -μως[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with genitive, ἀ. θεοῦ, i.e. without (the Mosaic) Law and therefore without God, [NT]adverb ἀνόμως, ={χωρὶς νόμου}, [NT]
__3 illegal, κατοχή[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II (νόμος[Refs] unmusical, νόμος ἄ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]