ΠΡΟΤΕΡΑΣΔΙΑΘΗΚΑΣ, προτερασδιαθηκας
PROTERASDIATHĒKAS, proterasdiathēkas
Sounds Like: pro-TEH-ras-dee-ah-THEE-kas
Translations: former covenants, earlier testaments, old covenants, old testaments
From the root: ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΣ, ΔΙΑΘΗΚΗ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the adjective ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΣ (PROTEROS), meaning 'former' or 'earlier', and the noun ΔΙΑΘΗΚΗ (DIATHĒKĒ), meaning 'covenant', 'testament', or 'will'. Together, it refers to 'former covenants' or 'earlier testaments'. It is used to describe agreements or divine arrangements that existed before a more recent one, often in a religious context referring to the Old Testament.
Inflection: Feminine, Accusative Plural
Strong’s numbers: G4387 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1242 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 34:23
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΣ, ΔΙΑΘΗΚΗ, appear in our texts.
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