Strong's Lexicon
G3549 — νομοθετέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3549 |
|---|---|
| Word: | νομοθετέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3550 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | nomotheteo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nom-oth-et-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to legislate 2. (passively) to have (the Mosaic) enactments injoined, be sanctioned (by them) |
| KJV Renderings: | establish, receive the law |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νομοθετέω, νομοθέτω: passive, perfect 3 person singular νενομοθέτηται; pluperfect 3 person singular νενομοθέτητο (on the omission of the augment see Winers Grammar, 72 (70); Buttmann, 33 (29)); (νομοθέτης); from (Lysias), Xenophon, and Plato down; the Sept. several times for äåøÈä;
1. to enact laws; passive laws are enacted or prescribed for one, to be legislated for, furnished with laws (often so in Plato; cf. Ast, Platonic Lexicon, ii., p. 391 (for examples)); ὁ λαός ἐπ’ αὐτῆς (R G ἐπ’ αὐτῇ) νενομοθέτηται (R G νενομοθέτητο) the people received the Mosaic law established upon the foundation of the priesthood, Heb 7:11 (Winers Grammar, § 39, 1 b.; cf. Buttmann, 337 (290); many refer this example (with the genitive) to time (A. V. under it); see ἐπί, A. II.,cf. B. 2 a. γ.).
2. to sanction by law, enact: τί, passive Heb 8:6 (cf. Winers Grammar, and Buttmann, as above).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
νομοθετέω (establish)
Hebrews 7:11
- KJV: If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood for under it the people received the law what further need that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec and not be called after the order of Aaron
- GK: ει μεν ούν τελείωσις διά της Λευϊτικής ιερωσύνης ην ο λαός γαρ επ΄ αυτή νενομοθέτητο τις έτι χρεία κατά την τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ έτερον ανίστασθαι ιερέα και ου κατά την τάξιν Ααρών λέγεσθαι
Hebrews 8:6
- KJV: But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant which was established upon better promises
- GK: νυνί δε διαφορωτέρας τέτευχε λειτουργίας όσω και κρείττονός εστι διαθήκης μεσίτης ήτις επί κρείττοσιν επαγγελίαις νενομοθέτηται