Strong's Number G1242

διαθήκη

diatheke · dee-ath-ay'-kay

Transliteration:

diatheke{dee-ath-ay'-kay}

Word Origin:

from 1303

TDNT:

2:106,157

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

covenant 20, testament 13

Total: 33
Occurs 33 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a disposition, arrangement, of any sort, which one wishes to be valid, the last disposition which one makes of his earthly possessions after his death, a testament or will
a compact, a covenant, a testament
1. God's covenant with Noah, etc.