Koine Greek G1242 noun feminine 33 occurrences

διαθήκη

Transliteration: diatheke (diathḗkē)

Pronunciation: /dee-ath-ay'-kay/

“a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant”

Primary meaning: a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant. Strong's: properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will). Lexical nuances: as usually in cl., a disposition, testament, will (Plat., al.): Ga 3:15 (R, mg., but v. Lft., in l.), He 9:16 , 17 (R, txt.; MM, Exp. , xi,; Milligan, NTD , 75; Abbott, Essays , 107; Deiss., LAE , 341; but v. infr.).

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Lexical & Etymological Analysis

Root & Derivation

from G1303 (διατίθεμαι);

Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)

covenanttestament

Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

H1285 בְּרִית covenant, treaty, solemn alliance G1242 διαθήκη a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant

LXX conceptual translation: בְּרִית (covenant, treaty, solemn alliance) -> διαθήκη (a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant)

H3772 כָּרַת to cut, cut off, make covenant G1242 διαθήκη a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant

LXX conceptual translation: כָּרַת (to cut, cut off, make covenant) -> διαθήκη (a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant)

H5715 עֵדוּת testimony, witness, covenant precept G1242 διαθήκη a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant

LXX conceptual translation: עֵדוּת (testimony, witness, covenant precept) -> διαθήκη (a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

H1285 בְּרִית (berit — “covenant, treaty, solemn alliance”)