Ennomos describes being governed by a law, whether of a person under Christ’s law or an assembly treated as lawful.

The attested use describes a relation to governing law: in 1 Corinthians 9:21 it qualifies a person in relation to Christ’s law, while in Acts 19:39 it qualifies an assembly presented as lawful.

1. Governed or qualified by law · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 9:21, the nominative masculine form occurs in the contrast between being lawless and being in relation to Christ’s law; the APB renders the clause “under law of Christ.” In Acts 19:39, the dative feminine form qualifies the assembly in which further matters are to be settled; the APB renders “the lawful assembly.”

   1 Corinthians 9:21Acts 19:39

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “under law of Christ” in 1 Corinthians 9:21 and “lawful” in Acts 19:39. These renderings indicate the clauses’ presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.