θεσμός
thesmosNoun (Masculine)G7663
a rule
Full Lexicon Entry
1.like θέμις, that which is laid down and established, a law, ordinance, Lat. institutum, λέκτροιο θεσμὸν ἵκοντο, i. e. they fulfilled the established law of wedlock, (Odyssey by Homer); so in (Herdotus Historicus) and attic
2.at Athens, Draco's laws were called θεσμοί, because each began with the word *θεσμός *(compare θεσμοθέτης); while (Solon Lyricus)'s laws were named νόμοι.
3.an institution, ordinance, as the court of Areopagus, (Aeschulus Tragicus); of the great games, (Pindar)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
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