UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: νομοθεσία; -ας

Constructions: νομοθεσία; νομίζω; τίθημι

Sense 1: to enact a law, to give a law

Semantic entry: 33.339

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Law, Regulation, Ordinance

Definition: to give or to establish a law

Notes: Though in English it is normal to speak of ‘giving a law,’ such an expression can be entirely misleading, since in some languages ‘to give a law’ can mean ‘to annul a law’ in the sense of giving back to people a rule or regulation. A more frequent expression for ‘giving a law’ may be ‘commanding a law’ or ‘ordering a law.’|In RV ROM 9:4 · LV ROM 9:4 · Read together ROM 9:4 νομοθεσία refers specifically to the giving of the Jewish Law.

ROM 9:4: RV ROM 9:4 · LV ROM 9:4 · Read together ROM 9:4

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OET-RV ROM 9:4

4 They’re the descendants of Yisrael (Israel) who’ve been adopted as God’s children, and who God revealed his power to, as well as the agreements, the Law, the temple worship, and the promises.

OET-LV ROM 9:4

4 who are ones_from _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), of _whose is the adoption _as _sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the sacred _service, and the promises,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

νομοθεσία

Form 1

Sense 1: to enact a law, to give a law