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diathēkē G1242

διαθήκη (diathēkē) means “covenant” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

διαθήκη Greek · G1242 33 tagged occurrences in 30 verses

Pronunciation guide: dee-ath-ay'-kay Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1242

διαθήκη · diathēkē · covenant

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) a covenant between two parties, (b) (the ordinary, everyday sense [found a countless number of times in papyri]) a will, testament.

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How translators render G1242

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
covenant 24
covenants 3
the covenant 3
a will 2
a human covenant 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
testament 10
covenant 8
the covenant 5
of the 4
of the covenant 4
a testament 2
the 2
a 1
covenants 1
from the covenants 1
of a 1
of the testament 1
the covenants 1

Verses containing G1242

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  1. Matthew 26:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

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  2. Mark 14:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

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  3. Luke 1:72 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,

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  4. Luke 22:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.

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  5. Acts 3:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’

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  6. Acts 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and 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.

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  7. Romans 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

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  8. Romans 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

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  9. 1 Corinthians 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

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  10. 2 Corinthians 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

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  11. 2 Corinthians 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

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  12. Galatians 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

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  13. Galatians 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.

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  14. Galatians 4:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.

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  15. Ephesians 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

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  16. Hebrews 7:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

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  17. Hebrews 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.

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  18. Hebrews 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

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  19. Hebrews 8:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.

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  20. Hebrews 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

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  21. Hebrews 9:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

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  22. Hebrews 9:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

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  23. Hebrews 9:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,

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  24. Hebrews 9:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.

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  25. Hebrews 9:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

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  26. Hebrews 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”

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  27. Hebrews 10:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

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  28. Hebrews 12:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

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  29. Hebrews 13:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

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  30. Revelation 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

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