Forms of the word

Dictionary
διαθήκη, -ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration
diathēkē
Simplified transliteration
diatheke

Numbers

Strong's number
1242
GK Number
1347

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
33
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1b
Gloss
covenant, a solemn agreement between two parties; will, testament, a legal document by which property is transferred to heirs, usually upon death (Heb 9:16)
Definition
a testamentary disposition, will; a covenant, Heb. 9:16, 17; Gal. 3:15; in NT, a covenant of God with men, Gal. 3:17; 4:24; Heb. 9:4; Mt. 26:28; the writings of the old covenant, 2 Cor. 3:14

Greek-English Concordance for διαθήκη

Hebrews 10:16 “This is the covenant (diathēkē | διαθήκη | nom sg fem) that I will establish with them after those days, declares the Lord; I will put my laws in their hearts and I will inscribe them on their minds,”
Hebrews 10:29 How much greater punishment do you think will be deserved by the one who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, and has profaned the blood of the covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem) by which he was made holy, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
Hebrews 12:24 and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem), and to sprinkled blood speaking more effectively than the blood of Abel.
Hebrews 13:20 And may the God of peace, who, by the blood of (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem) the eternal covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem), brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus,
Revelation 11:19 Then the temple of God, which is in heaven, was opened, and the ark of his covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem) was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.

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