"a teacher and interpreter of the Mosaic law, Lk. 5:17; Acts 5:34; 1 Tim. 1:7"
Definition and meaning
a teacher and interpreter of the Mosaic law, Lk. 5:17; Acts 5:34; 1 Tim. 1:7
In the original Greek the word is written: νομοδιδάσκαλος
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of nomodidaskalos (G3547) across the King James Bible.
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
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Common questions
Strong's G3547 (nomodidaskalos) is a Greek word that means: a teacher and interpreter of the Mosaic law, Lk. 5:17; Acts 5:34; 1 Tim. 1:7 It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word nomodidaskalos (G3547) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3547 is nomodidaskalos, a Greek word defined as: a teacher and interpreter of the Mosaic law, Lk. 5:17; Acts 5:34; 1 Tim. 1:7. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
nomodidaskalos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.