What does αἷμα · διαθήκη mean in the Bible?
αἷμα · διαθήκη is a Greek phrase meaning "covenant blood; blood that secures covenant relationship".
Greek · G129, G1242
τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης
Blood · covenant
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αἷμαG129blood
Pronunciationhaîma
Open lexicon entry →διαθήκηG1242covenant
Pronunciationdiathḗkē
God's unilateral binding arrangement with his people, not a mutual contract between equals.
Open lexicon entry →What does τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης (to haima tēs diathēkēs) mean in the Bible?
αἷμα · διαθήκη is a Greek phrase meaning "covenant blood; blood that secures covenant relationship".
Full entry for τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης (G129, G1242) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G129, G1242?
G129, G1242 is connected to 97 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. covenant blood; blood that secures covenant relationship
Source Gloss
covenant blood; blood that secures covenant relationship
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 patterns5Aligned forms97Case patternGenitive (34)Number patternSingular (96)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 16:17 · Matt 23:35 · Matt 26:28 · Matt 27:25 · Mark 14:24 · Luke 11:50 · John 6:55 · John 19:34 · Acts 18:6 · Acts 22:20 · 1 Cor 15:50 · Heb 9:13 · Heb 9:14 · Heb 9:20 · Heb 13:11 · 1 John 1:723×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 23:35 · Matt 27:6 · Matt 27:8 · Matt 27:24 · Mark 5:25 · Mark 5:29 · Luke 8:43 · Luke 8:44 · Luke 11:51 · Luke 22:44 · Acts 1:19 · Acts 15:20 · Acts 15:29 · Acts 20:26 · Acts 20:28 · 1 Cor 10:1633×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterJohn 1:131×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 23:30 · Luke 22:20 · Rom 3:25 · Rom 5:9 · 1 Cor 11:25 · Gal 1:16 · Eph 2:13 · Heb 9:21 · Heb 9:22 · Heb 9:25 · Heb 10:19 · Heb 12:24 · Heb 13:20 · 1 Pet 1:19 · 1 John 5:6 · Rev 1:520×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 27:4 · Luke 13:1 · John 6:53 · John 6:54 · John 6:56 · Acts 2:19 · Acts 2:20 · Acts 5:28 · Acts 21:25 · Rom 3:15 · Eph 6:12 · Heb 9:19 · Heb 10:4 · Heb 10:29 · Rev 6:10 · Rev 11:620×
Word Origins
τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.