BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G3544
nomikos — lawyer
νομικός, -ή, -όν (νόμος), [in LXX: 4Ma.5:4 * ;] 1. relating to law: μάχαι, Tit.3:9. 2. learned in the law; as subst., ὁ ν. (EV, lawyer): Mat.22:35, Luk.10:25, Tit.3:13; pl., Luk.7:30 11:45-46, 52 14:3 (cf. MM, xvii).† SYN.: γραμματεύς, q.v (AS)
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1884
de.ta.var — judge
lawyer, interpreter of decrees, judge
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Among the Jews, was one versed in the laws of Moses, which he expounded in the schools and synagogues (Matt. 22:35; Luke 10:25). The functions of the “lawyer” and “scribe” were identical. (See DOCTOR.)
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
