Anomos describes people, a singular figure, or deeds marked as outside the law named in their contexts.

The attested use most often describes persons: groups called lawless, a singular “lawless one,” or people with whom someone is numbered. It also qualifies “works” in 2 Peter 2:8, where a righteous man is distressed by the deeds of those among whom he lives.

1. Persons identified as outside law · dominant

   In Acts 2:23 the genitive plural form identifies the men by whose hand the crucifixion is said to occur, and in Luke 22:37 it identifies those with whom the speaker is numbered. In 1 Timothy 1:9 the dative plural occurs in a list of people for whom law is laid down; 1 Corinthians 9:21 contrasts being “lawless of God” with being under Christ’s law, while 2 Thessalonians 2:8 names a singular figure as “the lawless one” in the APB rendering.

   1 Corinthians 9:211 Timothy 1:92 Thessalonians 2:8Acts 2:23Luke 22:37
2. Deeds described as lawless · occasional

   In 2 Peter 2:8 the dative plural neuter form qualifies the works that torment a righteous man’s soul as he lives among those people. The APB renders the clause “by their lawless works,”.

   2 Peter 2:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “lawless” for people, “the lawless one” for the singular figure, and “lawless works” for deeds across these verses. Because its English is a whole-verse translation, these renderings indicate the clauses’ presentation rather than a separate definition for each occurrence.