Midvash

διαθήκηdiathḗkē

properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)

Greek (New Testament) · G1242

Meanings

1. as usually in classical Greek, a disposition, testament, will: Galatians 3:15, Hebrews 9:16, Hebrews 9:17.

2. As in LXX (for בְּרִית) = classical Greek συνθήκη, a convention, arrangement, covenant: Galatians 3:15, Hebrews 9:16, Hebrews 9:17, Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Luke 1:72, Acts 3:25, Acts 7:8, Romans 11:27 (LXX), 2 Corinthians 3:14, Galatians 3:17, Hebrews 7:22, Hebrews 8:6, Hebrews 8:9, Hebrews 8:10 (LXX) Hebrews 9:4, Hebrews 9:15-17, Hebrews 9:20 (LXX) Hebrews 10:16 (LXX), Hebrews 10:29, Hebrews 12:24, Hebrews 13:20, Revelation 11:19; καινὴ δ., Matthew 26:28, and Mark 14:24 (R, margin), Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Hebrews 8:8 (LXX) Hebrews 9:15; plural Romans 9:4, Galatians 4:24, Ephesians 2:12.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 33 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 26:28 for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.
  • Mark 14:24 And he said to them, “This is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice for many.
  • Luke 1:72 He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant—
  • Luke 22:20 After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.
  • Acts 3:25 You are the children of those prophets, and you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants all the families on earth will be blessed.’
  • Acts 7:8 “God also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. So when Abraham became the father of Isaac, he circumcised him on the eighth day. And the practice was continued when Isaac became the father of Jacob, and when Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs of the Israelite nation.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.