ἔννομοςénnomos
(subjectively) legal, or (objectively) subject to
Greek (New Testament) · G1772
Meanings
1. lawful, legal: Acts 19:39.
2. Of persons
(a) law-abiding
(b) under law: ἔ. Χριστοῦ, in relation to Christ, 1 Corinthians 9:21.
Same root
- ἐνen · G1722"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- νόμοςnómos · G3551law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
- ἐνειλέωeneiléō · G1750to enwrap
- ἐνδύνωendýnō · G1744to sink (by implication, wrap (compare G1746 (ἐνδύω)) on, i.e. (figuratively) sneak
- ἔνειμιéneimi · G1751to be within (neuter participle plural)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 19:39 And if there are complaints about other matters, they can be settled in a legal assembly.
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law, I too live apart from that law so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.