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GreekG1242Noun (Feminine)

διαθήκη

diathēkē

30Occurrences
G1242Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)

from G1303 (διατίθεμαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.as usually in cl., a disposition, testament, will (Plat.)
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)
LXX: frequently in LXX, and nearly always for בְּרִית

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

διαθήκη appears 30 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
14
Galatians
3
2 Corinthians
2
Acts
2
Luke
2
Romans
2
1 Corinthians
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:25BSB

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Galatians 3:15BSB

Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

Hebrews 13:20BSB

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

Hebrews 9:4BSB

containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

Luke 22:20BSB

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.