UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἔννομος; -ον

Related lemmas: νόμος

Sense 1: legal, in accordance with law

Semantic entry: 33.336

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Law, Regulation, Ordinance

Definition: (derivative of νόμος[a] ‘law, rule,’ 33.333: δόγμα / 33.333: νόμος) pertaining to being in accordance with law

Notes: In some languages the equivalent of ‘legal meeting’ would be ‘regular meeting’ or ‘a meeting called by an official’ or ‘a meeting authorized by an official.’

ACT 19:39: RV ACT 19:39 · LV ACT 19:39 · Read together ACT 19:39

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OET-RV ACT 19:39

39 But for the rest of you, if you have a grievance against others, it needs to be settled in a lawful assembly

OET-LV ACT 19:39

39 On _the _other _hand if you _all _are _seeking _after anything concerning others, it _will _be _being _settled in the lawful assembly.

Sense 2: subject to law, under law

Semantic entry: 33.342

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Law, Regulation, Ordinance

Definition: pertaining to being under obligation imposed by law

Notes: In some languages there is a difficulty involved in rendering ἔννομος by a phrase such as ‘under law,’ since this may be understood in a sense of ‘beneath the law’ or ‘illegal.’ A more common expression would be ‘tied to the law’ or ‘obligated by the law.’

CO1 9:21: RV CO1 9:21 · LV CO1 9:21 · Read together CO1 9:21

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OET-RV CO1 9:21

21 To those outside our religious rules, I behave like them (although not so far as to disobey God’s law, because I’m under Messiah’s law) in order to win them over.

OET-LV CO1 9:21

21 to _the lawless, like the_lawless, not being lawless of_god, but lawful of_chosen _one /messiah, in _order _that I _may _win the lawless.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἔννομος

Form 1

Sense 1: legal, in accordance with law

Sense 2: subject to law, under law