"in NT only mid., so some list as διατίθεμαι, to arrange; to arrange according to one’s own mind; to make a disposition, to make a will; to settle the terms of a covenant, to ratify, Acts 3:25; Heb. 8:10; 10:16; to assign, Lk. 22:29"
Definition and meaning
in NT only mid., so some list as διατίθεμαι, to arrange; to arrange according to one’s own mind; to make a disposition, to make a will; to settle the terms of a covenant, to ratify, Acts 3:25; Heb. 8:10; 10:16; to assign, Lk. 22:29
In the original Greek the word is written: διατίθημι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of diatithemi (G1303) across the King James Bible.
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
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Common questions
Strong's G1303 (diatithemi) is a Greek word that means: in NT only mid., so some list as διατίθεμαι, to arrange; to arrange according to one’s own mind; to make a disposition, to make a will; to settle the terms of a covenant, to ratify, Acts 3:25; Heb. 8:... It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word diatithemi (G1303) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1303 is diatithemi, a Greek word defined as: in NT only mid., so some list as διατίθεμαι, to arrange; to arrange according to one’s own mind; to make a disposition, to make a will; to settle the . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
diatithemi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.