ή, όν :
      1 conforme à la loi, légal, PLAT. Leg. 625 a ; ARSTT. Nic. 8, 15 ;
      2 qui a l’expérience de la loi, qui connaît la loi, habile jurisconsulte, STR. 539 ; ANTH. 11, 382 ; PLUT. Syll. 36, M. 271 e.

• Sup. νομικώτατος, PLAT. Min. 317 e.

Étym. νόμος.

ή, όν, relating to laws, αἴτια, title of work by Democritus; resting on law, ἤθη Pl. Lg. 625a; conventional, ν. δίκαιον, opp. φυσικόν, Arist. EN 1134b20; ν. φιλία, opp. ἠθική, ib. 1162b23. Adv. -κῶς after the manner of law, i.e.
in a broad, general way, Id. Pol. 1341b31.
forensic, μάχαι Ep. Tit. 3.9; ἀγῶνες, opp. λογικοί, ἠθικοί, Philostr. VS 1.22.1; relating to points of law (opp. matters of fact), στάσις, ζήτημα, Hermog. Stat. 2, 3; ν. ὀνόματα law-terms, Id. Meth. 2; τὰ ν.
law matters, Phld. Rh. 1.37 S., Plu. Cic. 26. Adv. -κῶς by legal process, Id. 2.533b.
learned in the law, Alex. 39, Pl. Min. 317e (Sup.); doctor of the Jewish law, Ev. Matt. 22.35, al.
lawyer, notary, Plu. Cic. 26, Gal. Libr. Ord. 5, BGU 326ii22 (ii AD).
legal adviser, assessor of a magistrate, Mitteis Chr. 372 iii 18 (ii AD), etc. ; ν. ἄριστος CIG 2787 (Aphrodisias), cf. BGU 361 iii 2 (ii AD), etc.

die Gesetze betreffend, gesetzlich ; ἐν τοιούτοις ἤθεσι τέθραφθε νομικοῖς, Plat. Legg. I.625a ; δίκαιον, dem φυσικόν entggstzt, Arist. eth. 5.7 ; öfter bei Sp., wie NT ; besonders = in den Gesetzen erfahren, rechtskundig, Alexis in Phot. lex., der ἐπιστήμων τῶν νόμων erklärt, u. Sp., wie Plut. Sull. 36 ; τὸν νομικὸν κάλει, Agath. 69 (XI.382). Bei Plat. Minos 317e spielt es in die Bdtg »verteilend« hinüber ; ἡ νομική, die Rechtswissenschaft, Rechtskunde, Sp.
• Adv. νομικῶς, gesetzlich, Arist. eth. 8.7 ; Plut.

νομικός, -ή, -όν
(< νόμος), [in LXX: 4Ma.5:4 * ;]
__1. relating to law: μάχαι, Tit.3:9.
__2. learned in the law; as subst., ὁ ν. (EV, lawyer): Mat.22:35, Luk.10:25, Tit.3:13; pl., Luk.7:30 11:45-46, 52 14:3 (cf. MM, xvii).†
SYN.: γραμματεύς, q.v (AS)