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διαθήκη

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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

Matthew 26:28 for this is my blood of the covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem) that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 14:24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem), which is poured out in behalf of many.
Luke 1:72 He has done this to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem),
Luke 22:20 And he did the same with the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant (diathēkē | διαθήκη | nom sg fem) in my blood, which on your behalf is being poured out.
Acts 3:25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem) which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
Acts 7:8 And he gave him a covenant (diathēkēn | διαθήκην | acc sg fem) of circumcision; and so Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
Romans 9:4 who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants (diathēkai | διαθῆκαι | nom pl fem), the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
Romans 11:27 “And this will be my covenant (diathēkē | διαθήκη | nom sg fem) with them, when I take away their sins.”
1 Corinthians 11:25 In the same way, he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant (diathēkē | διαθήκη | nom sg fem) in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
2 Corinthians 3:6 who indeed made us adequate as servants of a new covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem), based not on the letter but on the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit imparts life.
2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were closed. For until the present day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem). Since the veil is not removed, it is clear that only in Christ is it taken away.
Galatians 3:15 To speak in human terms, brothers: even though a covenant (diathēkēn | διαθήκην | acc sg fem) is one made by man, yet when it has been ratified, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.
Galatians 3:17 What I am saying is this: the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not annul a covenant (diathēkēn | διαθήκην | acc sg fem) previously established by God, so as to make the promise void.
Galatians 4:24 This may be interpreted allegorically, for these women represent two covenants (diathēkai | διαθῆκαι | nom pl fem). One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to be slaves; she is Hagar.
Ephesians 2:12 remember that at that time you were apart from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants (diathēkōn | διαθηκῶν | gen pl fem) of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Hebrews 7:22 accordingly Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem).
Hebrews 8:6 But as it is, he has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem) of which he is mediator is better, since it has been enacted on the basis of better promises.
Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault, God says to them, “Behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant (diathēkēn | διαθήκην | acc sg fem) with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
Hebrews 8:9 It will not be like the covenant (diathēkēn | διαθήκην | acc sg fem) that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not continue in my covenant (diathēkē | διαθήκῃ | dat sg fem) and I abandoned them, says the Lord.
Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant (diathēkē | διαθήκη | nom sg fem) that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and I will inscribe them on their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people.
Hebrews 9:4 It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem) covered on all sides with gold, in which were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem).
Hebrews 9:15 And for this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem), so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under that first covenant (diathēkē | διαθήκῃ | dat sg fem).
Hebrews 9:16 For where there is a covenant (diathēkē | διαθήκη | nom sg fem), it is required that the death of the one who made it be established.
Hebrews 9:17 For a will (diathēkē | διαθήκη | nom sg fem) takes effect only when a person has died; it cannot possibly be valid so long as the one who made it is still alive.
Hebrews 9:20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant (diathēkēs | διαθήκης | gen sg fem) which God ordained for you.”
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.