The corpus record

θεσμοθέτ-ης

thesmothetes · ὁ

lawgiver, legislator

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Where it lives

Athenian Constitution 13 · 7.98/10k
De Mundo 1 · 1.58/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant — LSJ

lawgiver, legislator

lawgiver, legislator, of Moses, Longin. 9.9.

II six junior archons

esp. at Athens, θεσμοθέται, οἱ, the six junior archons, IG 1(2).39.75, al., Ar. V. 775 (sg.), al., Antipho 6.35, Arist. Ath. 3.4, al., Aeschin. 3.38; also, title of magistrate in Amorgos, IG 12(7).57.12 (iii B.C.).

In the wild

θεσμοθέται · thesmothetai Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..3 (DIORISIS sentence 43)
θεσμοθέται · thesmothetai Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..3 (DIORISIS sentence 47)
θεσμοθέτας · thesmothetas Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..45 (DIORISIS sentence 536)
θεσμοθέταις · thesmothetais Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..48 (DIORISIS sentence 576)
θεσμοθέται · thesmothetai Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..48 (DIORISIS sentence 577)
θεσμοθέται · thesmothetai Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..52 (DIORISIS sentence 610)

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