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νομοθετέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
νομοθετέω
Greek transliteration: 
nomotheteō
Simplified transliteration: 
nomotheteo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐνομοθέτησα, -, νενομοθέτημαι, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3549
GK Number: 
3793
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
(pass.) to be given law; to be founded, enacted
Definition: 
to impose a law, give laws;, in NT pass., to have a law imposed on one's self, receive a law, Heb. 7:11; to be enacted, constituted, Heb. 8:6*

Greek-English Concordance for νομοθετέω

Hebrews 7:11 If, then, perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people had received the law) (nenomothetētai | νενομοθέτηται | perf pass ind 3 sg), what further need would there have been for another kind of priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one designated after the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 8:6 But as it is, he has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant of which he is mediator is better, since it has (nenomothetētai | νενομοθέτηται | perf pass ind 3 sg) been (nenomothetētai | νενομοθέτηται | perf pass ind 3 sg) enacted (nenomothetētai | νενομοθέτηται | perf pass ind 3 sg) on the basis of better promises.