Word study · Greek

diathēkē

covenant, testament

Say it: dee-ah-THAY-kay (approximate)

διαθήκη

What it means

A covenant. "Strangers from the covenants of the promise" (2:12).

Range of meaning

  • CovenantAn agreement God makes with his people.
  • Will or testamentA document that gives an inheritance.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 2

    "Strangers from the covenants of the promise" (2:12).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1242 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources