νομοθετέωnomothetéō
to legislate, i.e. (passively) to have (the Mosaic) enactments injoined, be sanctioned (by them)
Greek (New Testament) · G3549
Meanings
1. intransitive, to make laws; passive, to be furnished with laws: Hebrews 7:11.
2. Trans., to ordain by law, enact: passive, Hebrews 8:6.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Hebrews 7:11 So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron?
- Hebrews 8:6 But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.