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διαθήκης αἰωνίου

Covenant · perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)

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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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αἰώνιος G166 perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
Pronunciation aiṓnios
Eternal quality without end; applied to punishment, life, and God's attributes in eschatological contexts.
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What does διαθήκης αἰωνίου (diathēkēs aiōniou) mean in the Bible?

διαθήκη · αἰώνιος is a Greek word meaning "eternal covenant".

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Meaning

eternal covenant
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 22:20 · Rom 11:27 · 1 Cor 11:25 · Heb 8:10 · Heb 9:16 · Heb 9:17 · Heb 10:16 7×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rom 9:4 · Gal 4:24 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 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 11:19 16×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Eph 2:12 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Heb 8:9 · Heb 9:15 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 7:8 · Gal 3:15 · Gal 3:17 · Heb 8:8 · Heb 8:9 5×
33 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 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man 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 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus 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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