John 1:17:3John.1.17.W3TAB
νόμος
nomos
“law”
- Transliteration
- NO-mos
- Extended
- NOH-mohs
- IPA
- /ˈno.mos/
Meaning by language
- English
- law
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
NO-mos
- sentence
HO-ti ho NO-mos di-A mô-y-SE-ôs e-DO-thê hê KHA-ris KAI hê a-LÊ-thei-a di-A ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO e-GE-ne-to
Exegesis
In the clause ho nomos dia Mousēos edothē {ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη | ho nó-mos di-á Mōu-sé-ōs e-dó-thē}, the nominative construction expresses the law as a divinely bestowed gift through Moses.
Root and etymology
né-mōnu–epsilon–mu–omega
“to distribute, allocate”
In context — John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ .
About this coordinate
John 1:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:17, so the Greek word νόμος (nomos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.1.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.17.W3.S1) and character.