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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

διαθήκη

Lemmaδιαθήκη
Citation formδιαθήκη, ης, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa covenant, will, testament
Strong’sG1242
Transliterationdiathḗkē
Definitionproperly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
KJV glosses:--covenant, testament.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences30

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
διαθῆκαι
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Romans 9:4
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Galatians 4:24
διαθήκη
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 22:20
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Romans 11:27
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Corinthians 11:25
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 10:16
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 8:10
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 9:16
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 9:17
διαθήκῃ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Hebrews 8:9
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Hebrews 9:15
διαθήκην
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 7:8
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Galatians 3:15
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Galatians 3:17
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 8:8
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 8:9
διαθήκης
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 26:28
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 14:24
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 1:72
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 3:25
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Corinthians 3:14
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Corinthians 3:6
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 10:29
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 12:24
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 13:20
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 7:22
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 8:6
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 9:15
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 9:20
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 9:4
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 11:19
διαθηκῶν
noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Ephesians 2:12

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: διαθηκη.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for διαθήκη with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.