διαθήκη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δῐᾰτῐ́θημῐ (dĭătĭ́thēmĭ); also analyzable as δια- (dia-) + -θήκη (-thḗkē)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.a.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /di.aˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈθi.ci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈθi.ci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ði.aˈθi.ci/
Noun
δῐᾰθήκη • (dĭăthḗkē) f (genitive δῐᾰθήκης); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ δῐᾰθήκη hē dĭăthḗkē |
τὼ δῐᾰθήκᾱ tṑ dĭăthḗkā |
αἱ δῐᾰθῆκαι hai dĭăthêkai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς δῐᾰθήκης tês dĭăthḗkēs |
τοῖν δῐᾰθήκαιν toîn dĭăthḗkain |
τῶν δῐᾰθηκῶν tôn dĭăthēkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ δῐᾰθήκῃ tēî dĭăthḗkēi |
τοῖν δῐᾰθήκαιν toîn dĭăthḗkain |
ταῖς δῐᾰθήκαις taîs dĭăthḗkais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν δῐᾰθήκην tḕn dĭăthḗkēn |
τὼ δῐᾰθήκᾱ tṑ dĭăthḗkā |
τᾱ̀ς δῐᾰθήκᾱς tā̀s dĭăthḗkās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δῐᾰθήκη dĭăthḗkē |
δῐᾰθήκᾱ dĭăthḗkā |
δῐᾰθῆκαι dĭăthêkai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Καινὴ Διαθήκη (Kainḕ Diathḗkē)
- Παλαιὰ Διαθήκη (Palaià Diathḗkē)
- συγγραφοδιαθήκη (sungraphodiathḗkē)
- ὑπερδιαθήκη (huperdiathḗkē)
Further reading
- “διαθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “διαθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- διαθήκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- διαθήκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- G1242 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- bequest idem, page 74.
- disposition idem, page 237.
- testament idem, page 863.
- will idem, page 979.
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðiaˈθici/
- Hyphenation: δι‧α‧θή‧κη
Noun
διαθήκη • (diathíki) f (plural διαθήκες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | διαθήκη (diathíki) | διαθήκες (diathíkes) |
| genitive | διαθήκης (diathíkis) | διαθηκών (diathikón) |
| accusative | διαθήκη (diathíki) | διαθήκες (diathíkes) |
| vocative | διαθήκη (diathíki) | διαθήκες (diathíkes) |
Derived terms
- Καινή Διαθήκη f (Kainí Diathíki, “New Testament”)
- Κιβωτός της Διαθήκης f (Kivotós tis Diathíkis, “Arc of the Covenent”)
- Παλαιά Διαθήκη f (Palaiá Diathíki, “Old Testament”)