What does διαθήκη · καινός mean in the Bible?
διαθήκη · καινός is a Greek phrase meaning "new covenant; promised covenantal arrangement".
Greek · G1242, G2537
διαθήκης καινῆς
Covenant · new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age
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διαθήκηG1242covenant
Pronunciationdiathḗkē
God's unilateral binding arrangement with his people, not a mutual contract between equals.
Open lexicon entry →καινόςG2537new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age
Pronunciationkainós
New in quality and freshness rather than merely recent in time; emphasizes novelty of form or character
Open lexicon entry →What does διαθήκης καινῆς (diathēkēs kainēs) mean in the Bible?
διαθήκη · καινός is a Greek phrase meaning "new covenant; promised covenantal arrangement".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1242, G2537?
G1242, G2537 is connected to 33 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. new covenant; promised covenantal arrangement
Source Gloss
new covenant; promised covenantal arrangement
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms33Case patternGenitive (17)Number patternSingular (30)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 22:20 · Rom 11:27 · 1 Cor 11:25 · Heb 8:10 · Heb 9:16 · Heb 9:17 · Heb 10:167×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineRom 9:4 · Gal 4:242×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 26:28 · Mark 14:24 · Luke 1:72 · Acts 3:25 · 2 Cor 3:6 · 2 Cor 3:14 · Heb 7:22 · Heb 8:6 · Heb 9:4 · Heb 9:15 · Heb 9:20 · Heb 10:29 · Heb 12:24 · Heb 13:20 · Rev 11:1916×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineEph 2:121×
Dative · Singular · FeminineHeb 8:9 · Heb 9:152×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 7:8 · Gal 3:15 · Gal 3:17 · Heb 8:8 · Heb 8:95×
Word Origins
διαθήκης καινῆς is built from this root: