460. anomós

Lexicon

anomós: Lawless, without law

Original Word: ἄνομος
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: anomós
Pronunciation: ah'-no-mos
Phonetic Spelling: (an-om'-oce)
Definition: Lawless, without law
Meaning: without law, lawlessly.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

lawlessly

Adverb from anomos; lawlessly, i.e. (specially) not amenable to (the Jewish) law -- without law.

see GREEK anomos

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 460 anómōs (an adverb) – lawlessly, acting without God's light (the written revelation of the Bible). 460 (anómōs) particularly refers to pagan behavior (perspective). See 458 (anomia).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
adverb from anomos
Definition
lawlessly
NASB Translation
without the law (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 460: ἀνόμως

ἀνόμως, adverb, without the law (see ἄνομος, 1), without a knowledge of the law: ἀνόμως ἁμαρτάνειν, to sin in ignorance of the Mosaic law, Romans 2:12; ἀπολλυσθαι to perish, but not by sentence of the Mosaic law, ibid. (ἀνόμως ζῆν to live ignorant of law and discipline, Isoc. panegyr. c. 10 § 39; ἀνόμως ἀπολλυσθαι to be slain contrary to law, as in wars, seditions, etc., ibid. c. 44 § 168. In Greek writings generally unjustly, wickedly, as 2 Macc. 8:17.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "without") and νόμος (nomos, "law").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The concept of lawlessness in the Old Testament is often expressed with terms like פֶּשַׁע (pesha, Strong's Hebrew 6588), which means "transgression" or "rebellion," and עָוֹן (avon, Strong's Hebrew 5771), meaning "iniquity" or "guilt." These terms convey a similar sense of acting against God's law and moral order.

Usage: The word ἄνομος is used in the New Testament to describe individuals or actions that are contrary to God's law or moral order. It can refer to both those who are ignorant of the law and those who willfully disregard it.

Context: • The term ἄνομος appears in several New Testament passages, often highlighting the contrast between those who live according to God's commandments and those who do not. It is used to describe both Gentiles, who were traditionally seen as outside the Mosaic Law, and Jews who fail to uphold the law.
• In 1 Timothy 1:9, Paul writes, "We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless (ἄνομος) and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers." Here, ἄνομος is part of a list of behaviors and attitudes that are contrary to God's moral order.
• In 2 Thessalonians 2:8, the term is used eschatologically: "And then the lawless one (ἄνομος) will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival." This passage refers to the ultimate defeat of the forces of lawlessness at the end of the age.
• The concept of lawlessness is also tied to the mystery of iniquity, which is already at work in the world, as described in 2 Thessalonians 2:7. This highlights the ongoing struggle between the forces of lawlessness and the kingdom of God.
• In Romans 2:12, Paul discusses the fate of those who sin without the law: "All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law." Here, ἄνομος underscores the universality of sin and the need for redemption through Christ.

Forms and Transliterations

ανομως ανόμως ἀνόμως anomos anomōs anómos anómōs

Englishman's Concordance

Romans 2:12 Adv
GRK: Ὅσοι γὰρ ἀνόμως ἥμαρτον ἀνόμως
NAS: have sinned without the Law
KJV: have sinned without law shall
INT: as many as indeed without law sinned without law

Romans 2:12 Adv
GRK: ἀνόμως ἥμαρτον ἀνόμως καὶ ἀπολοῦνται
NAS: without the Law will also
KJV: perish without law: and
INT: without law sinned without law also will perish

Strong's Greek 460
2 Occurrences

ἀνόμως — 2 Occ.