νομοθέτης
nomothetēs
G3550
G:N-M
Greek
lawgiver
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Nomothetes denotes the one presented as the sole authority to give law and to judge.
The attested use identifies a single authoritative figure as both the giver of law and judge, able to save and destroy in James 4:12.
Senses in use
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The sole authority who gives law and judges · dominant
In James 4:12, the nominative singular masculine form names the one described as both lawgiver and judge, able to save and destroy; the APB renders the clause, “There is one lawgiver and judge.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 4:12, the APB presents the term in the phrase “one lawgiver and judge.” The specific English correspondence is supported by the clause rather than assumed word-for-word.