Word Study · Strong's G459 · Greek
ἄνομος
anomos
an'-om-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: ánomos
“lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked
Rendered in the KJV as
without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked.
- 9occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ἀνόμοις3
- ἄνομος2
- ἀνόμων2
- ἄνομος,1
- ἀνόμους.1
How it is rendered · 9
- [the] lawless1
- for [the] lawless1
- lawless1
- lawless [one]1
- outside [the] law1
- outside [the] Law1
- outside [the] Law —1
- outside [the] Law.1
- with [their] lawless1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural2
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSM · 3
- A-DPM · 2
- A-GPM · 2
- A-APM · 1
- A-DPN · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Corinthians4 of 9 · 44%
- Luke1 of 9 · 11%
- Acts1 of 9 · 11%
- 2 Thessalonians1 of 9 · 11%
- 1 Timothy1 of 9 · 11%
1 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 9:21ἀνόμοιςanomoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralTo those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.here: outside [the] Law
- 1 Corinthians 9:21ἄνομος,anomosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTo those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.here: outside [the] Law —
- 1 Corinthians 9:21ἄνομοςanomosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTo those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.here: outside [the] law
- 1 Corinthians 9:21ἀνόμους.anomousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluralTo those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.here: outside [the] Law.