verb

diatithemō

Greekδιατίθεμαι (diatithemai)

Strong’sG1303

I appoint, make

stem diatith-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur

Translated as

made3×make2×bestow1×bestowed1×

What it means

δια-τίθημι

[in LXX chiefly for כּרת, freq. δ. διαθήκην (כָּרַת בְּרִית);]

to place separately, arrange, dispose. Mid, only in NT;

(a) in general, to dispose of; c. dat. pers., to assign to one, Lk 22:29;

(b) to dispose of by a will, make a testament (in cl., δ. διαθήκην also in this sense): He 9:16, 17 (but cf. R, mg., and v.s. διαθήκη).

2. δ. διαθήκην, to make a covenant (Aristoph.): c. dat. pers., He 8:10 (LXX); seq. πρός, c. acc pers., Ac 3:25, He 10:16 (LXX) (cf. ἀντι-διατίθημι).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1303 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddee-at-ith'-em-ahee

to put apart, i.e. (figuratively) dispose (by assignment, compact, or bequest)

Frommiddle voice from G1223 and G5087;

King Jamesappoint, make, testator.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
diatithemōδιατίθεμαι	happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular	bestow	1×
diatithemiδιαθήσομαι	will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular	make	2×
diatithetaδιέθετό	happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular	made	2×
diatitheratosδιαθέμενος	happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine	made	1×
diatitheratouδιαθεμένου	happened · of, belonging toaorist middle participle genitive singular masculine	made	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	diatithemō1×διατίθεμαι	diatitheme	diatithemi2×διαθήσομαι	diatithema	diatithemē	diatithemelē
you 2nd person singular	diatithesō	diatithese	diatithesi	diatithesa	diatithesē	diatitheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	diatithetō	diatithete	diatitheti	diatitheta2×διέθετό	diatithetē	diatithetelē
we 1st person plural	diatithenō	diatithene	diatitheni	diatithena	diatithenē	diatithenelē
ye 2nd person plural	diatithevō	diatitheve	diatithevi	diatitheva	diatithevē	diatithevelē
they 3rd person plural	diatithelō	diatithele	diatitheli	diatithela	diatithelē	diatithelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	diatithemeiō	diatithemeia	diatithemeiē
you 2nd person singular	diatitheseiō	diatitheseia	diatitheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	diatitheteiō	diatitheteia	diatitheteiē
we 1st person plural	diatitheneiō	diatitheneia	diatitheneiē
ye 2nd person plural	diatitheveiō	diatitheveia	diatitheveiē
they 3rd person plural	diatitheleiō	diatitheleia	diatitheleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	diatithesōr	diatithesar	diatithesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	diatithetōr	diatithetar	diatithetēr
ye 2nd person plural	diatithevōr	diatithevar	diatithevēr
they 3rd person plural	diatithelōr	diatithelar	diatithelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	diatithemoiō	diatithemoia
you 2nd person singular	diatithesoiō	diatithesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	diatithetoiō	diatithetoia
we 1st person plural	diatithenoiō	diatithenoia
ye 2nd person plural	diatithevoiō	diatithevoia
they 3rd person plural	diatitheloiō	diatitheloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	diatitherō	diatitheri	diatithera	diatitherē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	diatitherōtos	diatitheritos	diatitheratos2×διαθέμενος	diatitherētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

diatithstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

diatith is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

diatithemō“bestow”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular1×

Luke 22:29“bestow”kamis diatithemō vi, kathōs diatitheta mi tos patēros mu basileian,And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,

diatithemi“make”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular2×

Hebrews 8:10“make”hoti houtas tas diathēkas han diatithemi to oiko Israēl meta tain hēmerain ekeinain, legatō kurios, dōarōtos nomoin mu eis tan dianoian autoiu, kai epi kardiain autoiu epigrafami autoin, kai emi autoi eis theon kai autois eli mi eis laon.For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Hebrews 10:16“make”Houtas tas diathēkas han diatithemi pros autoin meta tain hēmerain ekeinain, legatō kurios, dōarōtos nomoin mu epi kardiain autoiu, kai epi tan dianoian autoiu epigrafami autoin,“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”

diatitheta“made”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular2×

Luke 22:29“bestowed”kamis diatithemō vi, kathōs diatitheta mi tos patēros mu basileian,And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,

Acts 3:25“made”vis avō tois huiois toiu profētoiu kai tau diathēkau hau diatitheta tos theos pros toin patēroin vu, legarōtos pros Abraam Kai en te sperme su eneulogili pantais tais patriais tau gēau.And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’

diatitheratos“made”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×

Hebrews 9:17“made”diathēkas gar epi nekroi bebaias, epei mēpote ischuatō hote zōatō tos diatitheratos.because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.

diatitheratou“made”happened · of, belonging toaorist middle participle genitive singular masculine1×

Hebrews 9:16“made”hopou gar diathēkas, thanaton anankas ferirō tou diatitheratou;In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,