Greek Lexicon Entry
νομοθέτης
châqaq
New Testament
Definition
properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribe
Etymology & Derivation
from G3551 (νόμος) and a derivative of G5087 (τίθημι);
Related Entries
νομοθεσία
nomothesía
legislation (specially, the institution of the Mosaic code)
νομοθετέω
nomothetéō
to legislate, i
νόμος
nómos
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); a
τίθημι
títhēmi
to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus
English Translations (KJV)
1 English word(s) are translated from G3550 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 7 times.