- Transliteration: Diatheke

- Phonetic: dee-ath-ay'-kay

- Definition:

1. a disposition, arrangement, of any sort, which one wishes to be valid, the last disposition which one makes of his earthly possessions after his death, a testament or will

2. a compact, a covenant, a testament

a. God's covenant with Noah, etc.

- Origin: from G1303" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1303

- TDNT entry: 03:46,2

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G1303" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1303; properly a disposition that is (specifically) a contract (especially a devisory will): - covenant testament.