νομοδιδάσκαλος
nomodidaskalos
“teacher of the law”
Definition
an expounder of the (Jewish) law, i.e. a Rabbi
from G3551 (νόμος) and G1320 (διδάσκαλος);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
νομοδιδάσκαλος appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
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