Lexicon nomotheteó: To legislate, to establish law, to enact Original Word: νομοθετέω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance establish, receive the law. From nomothetes; to legislate, i.e. (passively) to have (the Mosaic) enactments injoined, be sanctioned (by them) -- establish, receive the law. see GREEK nomothetes NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom nomothetés Definition to make law, to ordain by law NASB Translation enacted (1), received the Law (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3549: νομοθετέωνομοθετέω, 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 הורָה; 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, Hebrews 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 Hebrews 8:6 (cf. Winers Grammar, and Buttmann, as above). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H8451 תּוֹרָה (torah): Often translated as "law," this term refers to the body of divine instruction given to Israel, particularly the first five books of the Bible, known as the Pentateuch. Usage: The verb νομοθετέω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of giving or establishing laws. It is often associated with the divine act of God giving the law to His people. Context: The term νομοθετέω appears in the New Testament in contexts that emphasize the divine origin and authority of the law. It is used to describe the process by which God, through His appointed servants, delivers His commandments to His people. This term underscores the concept of law as not merely human legislation but as divinely instituted guidelines meant to govern the moral and spiritual conduct of believers. Englishman's Concordance Hebrews 7:11 V-RIM/P-3SGRK: ἐπ' αὐτῆς νενομοθέτηται τίς ἔτι NAS: of it the people received the Law), what KJV: the people received the law,) what INT: upon it had received [the] law what still Hebrews 8:6 V-RIM/P-3S |