Strong's Lexicon
G460
G460 — ἀνόμως
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G460 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀνόμως |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb from G459 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | anomos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | an-om'-oce |
| Meaning: | 1. lawlessly 2. (specially) not amenable to (the Jewish) law |
| KJV Renderings: | without law |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀνόμως, adverb, without the law (see ἄνομος, 1), without a knowledge of the law: ἀνόμως ἁμαρτάνειν, to sin in ignorance of the Mosaic law, Rom 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 2Ma 8:17.)