covenant

Greek Noun Female

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, Westc, in l; Hatch, Essays, 47; but see supr.), Mat.26:28, Mrk.14:24, Luk.1:72, Act.3:25 7:8, Rom.11:27 " (LXX), 2Co.3:14, Gal.3:17, Heb.7:22 8:6, ib. 9, 10" (LXX) 9:4, 15-17 20" (LXX) 10:16 (LXX), 29 12:24 13:20, Rev.11:19; καινὴ δ, Mat.26:28, and Mrk.14:24 (R, mg.), Luk.22:20, 1Co.11:25, 2Co.3:6, Heb.8:8 " (LXX) 9:15; pl. Rom.9:4, Gal.4:24, Eph.2:12. (AS)

covenant

Greek Noun Female

διαθήκη, ἡ, (διατίθημι) disposition of property by will, testament, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ διαθήκην by will, [Refs 1st c.BC+], etc: in plural, διαθήκας διαθέσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) αἱ ἀπόρρητοι δ. mystic deposits on which the common weal depended, probably oracles (compare διαθέτης), [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2) name of an eyesalve, because the recipe was deposited in a temple, [Refs 6th c.AD+] III) compact, covenant, ἢν μὴ διαθῶνται διαθήκην ἐμοί [LXX+5th c.BC+]; καινή, παλαιὰ δ, [NT]; disposition (with allusion to [NT] IV) ={διάθεσις}[Refs 3rd c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will); covenant, testament; from g1303 (διατίθεμαι)