διαθήκη diathēkē · G1242

covenant

διαθήκη, -ης, ἡ; (διατίθημι), [frequently in LXX, and nearly always for בְּרִית ; ] ; 1. as usually in cl., a disposition, testament, will (Plat., al.): Gal.3:15 (R, mg., but see Lft., in l.), Heb.9:16, 17 (R, txt.; MM, Exp., xi; Milligan, NTD, 75; Abbott, Essays, 107; Deiss., LAE, 341; but see infr.). ; 2. As in LXX (for בְּרִית) = cl. συνθήκη, a convention, arrangement, covenant (exc. in the disputed cases mentioned above, always between God and man, "perhaps with the feeling that the δια- compound was more suitable than the συν- for a covenant with God---συνθ. might suggest equal terms," MM, Exp., l.with): Gal.3:15 (R, txt., but see supr., and cf. Thayer, see word), Heb.9:16, 17 (R, mg., …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

διαθήκη, ἡ, ; (διατίθημι) disposition of property by will, testament, []; κατὰ διαθήκην by will, [], etc.: in plural, διαθήκας διαθέσθαι []; II αἱ ἀπόρρητοι δ. mystic deposits on which the common weal depended, probably oracles (compare διαθέτης), []; II.2 name of an eyesalve, because the recipe was deposited in a temple, []; III compact, covenant, ἢν μὴ διαθῶνται διαθήκην ἐμοί []; καινή, παλαιὰ δ., []; disposition (with allusion to []; IV ={διάθεσις}[]

Where it's used 33 times

Matthew 26:28 · Mark 14:24 · Luke 1:72 · Luke 22:20 · Acts 3:25 · Acts 7:8 · Romans 9:4 · Romans 11:27 · 1 Corinthians 11:25 · 2 Corinthians 3:6 · 2 Corinthians 3:14 · Galatians 3:15 · Galatians 3:17 · Galatians 4:24 · Ephesians 2:12 · Hebrews 7:22 · Hebrews 8:6 · Hebrews 8:8 · Hebrews 8:9 · Hebrews 8:10 · Hebrews 9:4 · Hebrews 9:15 · Hebrews 9:16 · Hebrews 9:17 · Hebrews 9:20 · Hebrews 10:16 · Hebrews 10:29 · Hebrews 12:24 · Hebrews 13:20 · Revelation 11:19 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G1242; TFLSJ G1242

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