διατίθεμαιdiatíthemai
to place separately, arrange, dispose.
Greek (New Testament) · G1303
Meanings
Mid, only in NT
(a) in general, to dispose of; with dative of person, to assign to one, Luke 22:29
(b) to dispose of by a will, make a testament (in classical Greek, δ. διαθήκην also in this sense): Hebrews 9:16, Hebrews 9:17 (but cf. R, margin, and see διαθήκη).
2. δ. διαθήκην, to make a covenant (Aristoph.): with dative of person, Hebrews 8:10 (LXX); followed by πρός, with acc person, Acts 3:25, Hebrews 10:16 (LXX) (cf. ἀντι-διατίθημι).
Same root
- διάdiá · G1223through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- τίθημιtíthēmi · G5087to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476 (ἵστημι), which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 (κεῖμαι) is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)
- διαθήκηdiathḗkē · G1242properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
- ἀντιδιατίθεμαιantidiatíthemai · G475to set oneself opposite, i.e. be disputatious
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Luke 22:29 And just as my Father has granted me a Kingdom, I now grant you the right
- 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.’
- Hebrews 8:10 But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
- Hebrews 9:16 Now when someone leaves a will, it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead.
- Hebrews 9:17 The will goes into effect only after the person’s death. While the person who made it is still alive, the will cannot be put into effect.
- Hebrews 10:16 “This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.