ἐννόμῳ
énnomos
lawful
possessing or characterized by being within the bounds of law; conforming to or governed by legal or customary requirements; governed by law, legal. The term can describe a person or action as being within the legal framework or structure (either civil or religious law), or as subject to law; in context, particularly in Hellenistic and New Testament usage, it often expresses the quality of adhering to prescribed norms or being regulated by law.
Acts 19:39 · Word #9
Lexicon G1772
| Lemma | ἔννομος |
| Transliteration | énnomos |
| Strong's | G1772 |
| Definition | possessing or characterized by being within the bounds of law; conforming to or governed by legal or customary requirements; governed by law, legal. The term can describe a person or action as being within the legal framework or structure (either civil or religious law), or as subject to law; in context, particularly in Hellenistic and New Testament usage, it often expresses the quality of adhering to prescribed norms or being regulated by law. |
Morphology ADJ.A DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lawful |
| Literal | lawful-legal |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἔννομος |
| Strong's | G1772 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1772-01
within-law (feminine dative singular)
| Morphological Notes | Adjective; feminine; singular; dative case (Gr,AA,,,,DFS). |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound ἐν + νόμος literally means "within law," expressing being governed by or conforming to law. The dative feminine singular form is preserved by marking it as feminine dative singular, maintaining its adjectival agreement and case function. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
lawful assembly
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'within-law (feminine dative singular)' is overly literal; in this context 'ἐννόμῳ ἐκκλησίᾳ' means 'lawful assembly' (i.e., a legally constituted assembly). The two Greek words together comprise a single legal phrase, but per rules, I must translate tokens individually, so here 'lawful' fits. |