Expert: Maria - 11/2/2008

Question
I wish to know how to translate the phrase "Law Be" into the imperative commanding law to exist. Thank you.

Answer
Hello,

Here’s the ancient Greek translation of the phrase "Law Be" into the imperative commanding law to exist:

”Estô nómos” (Latin transliteration) that is ”έστω νόμος ” (in ancient Greek alphabet), as we can read in Plato’s Laws 9.856e.

Best regards,
Maria
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Note that:

-Law = ’nómos’ / νόμος (masculine noun in the nominative singular, 2nd.declension)

-Be = Estô / έστω (present  imperative 3rd person singular of the verb ‘eimí’, I am, I exist )

Latin transliteration is nothing but the Greek text written in Latin alphabet we use still today.