verb
nomothetomō
Strong’sG3549
I ordain, enact
stem nomothet-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect νενομοθέτηκα Refs 2nd c.AD+:—frame laws, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, frame laws for oneself, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, of a state, to be furnished with laws, have a code of laws, NT
II ordain by law, τι Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, enact, τῶν ζῴων ἐστὶν ἃ σέβεσθαι ἐνομοθέτησε Refs 5th c.BC+: —in middle, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be ordained by law, NT+2nd c.BC+ it has been so ordained by law, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomothetotēνενομοθέτηται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomothetomō | nomothetome | nomothetomē | nomothetomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | nomothetosō | nomothetose | nomothetosē | nomothetoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomothetotō | nomothetote | nomothetotē2×νενομοθέτηται | nomothetotelē |
| we 1st person plural | nomothetonō | nomothetone | nomothetonē | nomothetonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomothetovō | nomothetove | nomothetovē | nomothetovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | nomothetolō | nomothetole | nomothetolē | nomothetolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomothetomeiō | nomothetomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | nomothetoseiō | nomothetoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomothetoteiō | nomothetoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | nomothetoneiō | nomothetoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomothetoveiō | nomothetoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | nomothetoleiō | nomothetoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nomothetosōr | nomothetosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomothetotōr | nomothetotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomothetovōr | nomothetovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | nomothetolōr | nomothetolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomothetomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | nomothetosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomothetotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | nomothetonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomothetovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | nomothetoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | nomothetorō | nomothetorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | nomothetorōntos | nomothetorēntos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
nomothetotē“enacted”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Hebrews 7:11… ate, tos laos gar epi autau nomothetotē, tinas ēti chreias kata tan taxian …… for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for …
Hebrews 8:6“enacted”… diathēkau mesitos, hotinas epi kreittonai epangeliai nomothetotē.… as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.