ΝΟΜΟΘΕΣΙΑ, νομοθεσια
NOMOTHESIA, nomothesia
Sounds Like: noh-moh-theh-SEE-ah
Translations: legislation, law-giving, a law-giving
From the root: ΝΟΜΟΘΕΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of giving or enacting laws, or the system of laws itself. It is a compound word derived from 'NOMOS' (law) and 'TITHĒMI' (to place or set). It can be used to describe the process by which laws are established or the body of laws that govern a society.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3551 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 11:5
Codex Sinaiticus
- Romans — 9:4
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 15:320
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Romans — 9:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΟΜΟΘΕΣΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΝΟΜΟΘΕΣΙΑΝ — law-giving, legislation, a law, the giving of the law
- ΝΟΜΟΘΕΣΙΑΣ — of lawgiving, of legislation, of the giving of the law
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