verb
nomothetimō
Greekνομοθετέομαι (nomotheteomai)
Strong’sG3549
I ordain, enact
stem nomothet-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νομοθετέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for ירה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3549 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnom-oth-et-eh'-o
to legislate, i.e. (passively) to have (the Mosaic) enactments injoined, be sanctioned (by them)
Fromfrom G3550;
King Jamesestablish, receive the law.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomothetitēνενομοθέτηται | has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | enacted | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomothetimō | nomothetime | nomothetimi | nomothetima | nomothetimē | nomothetimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | nomothetisō | nomothetise | nomothetisi | nomothetisa | nomothetisē | nomothetiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomothetitō | nomothetite | nomothetiti | nomothetita | nomothetitē2×νενομοθέτηται | nomothetitelē |
| we 1st person plural | nomothetinō | nomothetine | nomothetini | nomothetina | nomothetinē | nomothetinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomothetivō | nomothetive | nomothetivi | nomothetiva | nomothetivē | nomothetivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | nomothetilō | nomothetile | nomothetili | nomothetila | nomothetilē | nomothetilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomothetimeiō | nomothetimeia | nomothetimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | nomothetiseiō | nomothetiseia | nomothetiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomothetiteiō | nomothetiteia | nomothetiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | nomothetineiō | nomothetineia | nomothetineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomothetiveiō | nomothetiveia | nomothetiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | nomothetileiō | nomothetileia | nomothetileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nomothetisōr | nomothetisar | nomothetisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomothetitōr | nomothetitar | nomothetitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomothetivōr | nomothetivar | nomothetivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | nomothetilōr | nomothetilar | nomothetilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomothetimoiō | nomothetimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | nomothetisoiō | nomothetisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomothetitoiō | nomothetitoia |
| we 1st person plural | nomothetinoiō | nomothetinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomothetivoiō | nomothetivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | nomothetiloiō | nomothetiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | nomothetirō | nomothetiri | nomothetira | nomothetirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | nomothetirōtos | nomothetiritos | nomothetiratos | nomothetirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
nomothet 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
nomothetitē“enacted”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Hebrews 7:11“received the law”Ei men oun teleiōsias dia tau Levitikau hierōsunau ate, tos laos gar epi autau nomothetitē, tinas ēti chreias kata tan taxian Melchisedek heteron anistanerō hierevon kai ouk kata tan taxian Aarōn legirō?Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood ( for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear — one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 8:6“enacted”nuni de diaforoterau tunchanatē leitourgiau, hose kai kreittōnau atō diathēkau mesitos, hotinas epi kreittōnai epangeliai nomothetitē.Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.