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κρείττονος διαθήκης

Stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler · covenant

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κρείττων G2909 stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler
Pronunciation kreíttōn
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διαθήκη G1242 covenant
Pronunciation diathḗkē
God's unilateral binding arrangement with his people, not a mutual contract between equals.
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What does κρείττονος διαθήκης (kreittonos diathēkēs) mean in the Bible?

κρείττων · διαθήκη is a Greek word meaning "The superior covenant mediated by Christ.". The superior covenant mediated by Christ.

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Meaning

The superior covenant mediated by Christ.
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 7:9 · Phil 1:23 · 1 Pet 3:17 · 2 Pet 2:21 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 1:4 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 7:19 · Heb 7:22 · Heb 8:6 · Heb 11:16 · Heb 11:35 5×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Heb 7:7 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Heb 8:6 · Heb 9:23 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 7:38 · 1 Cor 11:17 · Heb 11:40 · Heb 12:24 4×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Heb 6:9 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 10:34 1×
19 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 11 — Honor, Worship Order, and the Lord’s Supper Under the Lordship of Christ Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 26 — The Betrayal, Passover, Gethsemane, Trial, and Denial of Jesus Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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