adjective
ennomos
Greekἔννομος (ennomos)
Strong’sG1772
legal, obedient to the law
stem ennom-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἔν-νομος, -ον
[in LXX: Si, prol. 12*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1772 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ennomos1×ἔννομος | ennomas | ennomem | ennomois | ennomais | ennomeim |
| object accusative | ennomon | ennoman | ennomoin | ennomain | ||
| direct address vocative | ennomor | ennomar | ennomoir | ennomair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | ennomou | ennomau | ennomeu | ennomoiu | ennomaiu | ennomeiu |
| to, for dative | ennomo | ennoma1×ἐννόμῳ | ennome | ennomoi | ennomai | ennomei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ennom is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ennomos“under the law”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Corinthians 9:21“under the law”toi anomoi hōs anomos, mē arōtos anomos theou alla ennomos Christou, hina kerdainameia toin anomoin;To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
ennoma“lawful”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 19:39“lawful”ei de tinem peraiterō epizētavō, en ta ennoma ekklēsa epiluiti.But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.