"διαθήκη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See διαθήκη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /di.a.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/, /ði.aˈθi.ci/, /ði.aˈθi.ci/, /di.a.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /di.aˈtʰe̝.ke̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ði.aˈθi.ci/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ði.aˈθi.ci/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ði.aˈθi.ci/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From δῐᾰτῐ́θημῐ (dĭătĭ́thēmĭ); also analyzable as δια- (dia-) + -θήκη (-thḗkē) Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{af|grc|δια-|-θήκη}} δια- (dia-) + -θήκη (-thḗkē) Head templates: {{grc-noun|δῐᾰθήκη|δῐᾰθήκης|f|first}} δῐᾰθήκη • (dĭăthḗkē) f (genitive δῐᾰθήκης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|δῐᾰθήκη|ης}} Forms: δῐᾰθήκη [canonical], dĭăthḗkē [romanization], δῐᾰθήκης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ δῐᾰθήκη [nominative, singular], τὼ δῐᾰθήκᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ δῐᾰθῆκαι [nominative, plural], τῆς δῐᾰθήκης [genitive, singular], τοῖν δῐᾰθήκαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν δῐᾰθηκῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ δῐᾰθήκῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν δῐᾰθήκαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς δῐᾰθήκαις [dative, plural], τὴν δῐᾰθήκην [accusative, singular], τὼ δῐᾰθήκᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς δῐᾰθήκᾱς [accusative, plural], δῐᾰθήκη [singular, vocative], δῐᾰθήκᾱ [dual, vocative], δῐᾰθῆκαι [plural, vocative]
  1. testament, will (legal document)
    Sense id: en-διαθήκη-grc-noun-0MFDEwec Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with δια-, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θήκη, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 67 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with δια-: 66 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θήκη: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35
  2. covenant
    Sense id: en-διαθήκη-grc-noun-Bme9iTeZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Καινὴ Διαθήκη (Kainḕ Diathḗkē), Παλαιὰ Διαθήκη (Palaià Diathḗkē), συγγραφοδιαθήκη (sungraphodiathḗkē), ὑπερδιαθήκη (huperdiathḗkē)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Kainḕ Diathḗkē",
      "word": "Καινὴ Διαθήκη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Palaià Diathḗkē",
      "word": "Παλαιὰ Διαθήκη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sungraphodiathḗkē",
      "word": "συγγραφοδιαθήκη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "huperdiathḗkē",
      "word": "ὑπερδιαθήκη"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "",
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      "form": "δῐᾰθήκη",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "dĭăthḗkē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐᾰθήκης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἡ δῐᾰθήκη",
      "roman": "hē dĭăthḗkē",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῆς δῐᾰθήκης",
      "roman": "tês dĭăthḗkēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν δῐᾰθήκαιν",
      "roman": "toîn dĭăthḗkain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν δῐᾰθήκαιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "ταῖς δῐᾰθήκαις",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν δῐᾰθήκην",
      "roman": "tḕn dĭăthḗkēn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς δῐᾰθήκᾱς",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "δῐᾰθήκη",
      "roman": "dĭăthḗkē",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "δῐᾰθήκᾱ",
      "roman": "dĭăthḗkā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "δῐᾰθῆκαι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    }
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        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "δῐᾰθήκη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "66 34",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θήκη",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "testament, will (legal document)"
      ],
      "id": "en-διαθήκη-grc-noun-0MFDEwec",
      "links": [
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          "testament",
          "testament"
        ],
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "covenant"
      ],
      "id": "en-διαθήκη-grc-noun-Bme9iTeZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "covenant",
          "covenant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/di.a.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di.a.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di.aˈtʰe̝.ke̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "διαθήκη"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-",
    "Ancient Greek terms prefixed with δια-",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θήκη",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Kainḕ Diathḗkē",
      "word": "Καινὴ Διαθήκη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Palaià Diathḗkē",
      "word": "Παλαιὰ Διαθήκη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sungraphodiathḗkē",
      "word": "συγγραφοδιαθήκη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huperdiathḗkē",
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    }
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      },
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    }
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "δῐᾰθήκης",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ δῐᾰθήκη",
      "roman": "hē dĭăthḗkē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ δῐᾰθήκᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ dĭăthḗkā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ δῐᾰθῆκαι",
      "roman": "hai dĭăthêkai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς δῐᾰθήκης",
      "roman": "tês dĭăthḗkēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν δῐᾰθήκαιν",
      "roman": "toîn dĭăthḗkain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν δῐᾰθηκῶν",
      "roman": "tôn dĭăthēkôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ δῐᾰθήκῃ",
      "roman": "têi dĭăthḗkēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν δῐᾰθήκαιν",
      "roman": "toîn dĭăthḗkain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς δῐᾰθήκαις",
      "roman": "taîs dĭăthḗkais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν δῐᾰθήκην",
      "roman": "tḕn dĭăthḗkēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ δῐᾰθήκᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ dĭăthḗkā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "tā̀s dĭăthḗkās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐᾰθήκη",
      "roman": "dĭăthḗkē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐᾰθήκᾱ",
      "roman": "dĭăthḗkā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δῐᾰθῆκαι",
      "roman": "dĭăthêkai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "δῐᾰθήκη",
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        "3": "f",
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "testament, will (legal document)"
      ],
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        [
          "testament",
          "testament"
        ],
        [
          "will",
          "will"
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        "covenant"
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          "covenant",
          "covenant"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/di.a.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di.a.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di.aˈtʰe̝.ke̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði.aˈθi.ci/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "διαθήκη"
}

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