What does κρείττων · διαθήκη mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G2909, G1242
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 phrase meaning "The superior covenant mediated by Christ.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2909, G1242?
G2909, G1242 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. The superior covenant mediated by Christ.
Source Gloss
The superior covenant mediated by Christ.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns 8 Aligned forms 19 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Singular (16)
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×
Word Origins
κρείττονος διαθήκης is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain