Original Word: διατίθημι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: diatithémi
Pronunciation: dee-at-ith'-ay-mee
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-at-ith'-em-ahee)
Definition: To arrange, to make a covenant, to dispose
Meaning: (a) I appoint, make (of a covenant), (b) I make (a will).

appoint, make, testator.

Middle voice from dia and tithemi; to put apart, i.e. (figuratively) dispose (by assignment, compact, or bequest) -- appoint, make, testator.

see GREEK dia

see GREEK tithemi

1303 diatíthemai (from 1223 /diá, "through, thoroughly," which intensifies 5087 /títhēmi, "to place, arrange") – properly, throughly (carefully) arrange which effectively accomplishes the objective at hand.

Word Origin
from dia and tithémi
Definition
to place separately, i.e. dispose of by a will
NASB Translation
grant (1), granted (1), made (3), make (2).

STRONGS NT 1303: διατίθημι

διατίθημι: to place separately, dispose, arrange, appoint, (cf. διά, C. 3). In the N. T. only in the middle, present διατίθεμαι; 2 aorist διεθέμην; future διαθήσομαι;

1. to arrange, dispose of, one's own affairs;

a. τί, of something that belongs to one (often so in secular authors from Xenophon down); with the dative of person added, in one's favor, to one's advantage; hence, to assign a thing to another as his possession: τίνι βασιλείαν (to appoint), Luke 22:29.

b. to dispose of by will, make a testament: Hebrews 9:16f; (Plato, legg. 11, p. 924 e.; with διαθήκην added, ibid., p. 923 c., etc.).

2. διατίθεμαι διαθήκην τίνι (פּ אֶת בֲּרִית כָּרַת, Jeremiah 38:31ff (ff)), to make a covenant, enter into covenant, with one, (cf. Winers Grammar, 225 (211); Buttmann, 148 (129f)): Hebrews 8:10, (Genesis 15:18); πρός τινα, Acts 3:25; Hebrews 10:16 (Deuteronomy 7:2); μετά τίνος, 1 Macc. 1:11. The Greeks said συντίθεμαι πρός τινα, αἱ πρός τινα συνθηκαι, Xenophon, Cyril 3, 1, 21. (Compare: ἀντιδιατίθημι.)

Word Origin: From διά (dia, meaning "through" or "across") and τίθημι (tithēmi, meaning "to place" or "to set").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of διατίθημι in the Greek New Testament corresponds to several Hebrew terms related to covenant-making, such as בְּרִית (berith, Strong's Hebrew 1285), which means "covenant" or "agreement." This Hebrew term is frequently used in the Old Testament to describe the covenants God made with figures like Noah, Abraham, and Moses, and it provides the foundational understanding of covenant that is further developed in the New Testament through the use of διατίθημι.

Usage: The verb διατίθημι is used in the context of making arrangements or establishing covenants. It often implies a formal or solemn setting of terms, such as in the making of a will or testament.

Context: The Greek verb διατίθημι appears in the New Testament primarily in contexts related to covenants and testaments. It conveys the idea of setting in order or arranging something with a sense of authority and purpose. In the Berean Standard Bible, διατίθημι is used in passages that discuss the establishment of covenants, particularly in the context of God's promises and the new covenant established through Jesus Christ.

One notable usage is found in Hebrews 9:16-17, where the term is used to describe the necessity of a death to validate a testament or covenant: "In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it, because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive." Here, διατίθημι underscores the legal and binding nature of a covenant, drawing a parallel between human legal practices and divine covenants.

The concept of διατίθημι is deeply rooted in the biblical understanding of covenants as binding agreements initiated by God with His people. It reflects the solemnity and seriousness with which God establishes His promises, ensuring their fulfillment through the sacrificial death of Christ, which inaugurates the new covenant.

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