Quick Definition
διατίθεμαι v. I appoint, make
Strong's Definition
middle voice from 1223 and 5087; to put apart, i.e. (figuratively) dispose (by assignment, compact, or bequest)
KJV Usage: appoint, make, testator
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | τίθημι
57.123 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Give
to make a will to dispose of one’s property by means of a will ‘To make a will’ may be rendered as ‘to write out a will’ or ‘to say who is to receive one’s property after one dies.’
34.43 · Association · Establish or Confirm a Relation
to make a covenant, to covenant together, making of a covenant to make a solemn agreement involving reciprocal benefits and responsibilities
37.105 · Control, Rule · Assign to a Role or Function
Collocation: διατίθεμαι βασιλείαν
to give the right to rule, to provide with the authority to rule (an idiom, literally: to designate ruling) to designate someone in a somewhat formal or official way for the role of ruling In a number of languages it may be difficult to translate literally ‘to give the right to rule.’ Often this is expressed by direct discourse, for example, ‘to say, You now have the authority to rule’ or ‘to say, You are now able to command.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δια-τίθημι : fo place separately, dispose, arrange, appoint, [ef. διά, C. 3]. In the N. T. only in Mid., pres. διατίθεμαι; 2 aor. διεθέμην ; fut. διαθήσομαι ; 1. to arrange, dispose of, one’s own affairs; a. τί, of something that belongs to one (often so in prof. auth. fr. Xen. down) ; with dat. of pers. added, in one’s favor, to one’s advantage; hence to assign a thing to another as his possession : τινὶ βασιλείαν (to appoint), Lk. xxii. 29. b. to dispose of by will, make a testament: Heb. ix. 16 sq.; (Plat. lege. 11 p. 924e.; with διαθήκην added, ibid. p. 923 ¢., ete.). 2. διατίθεμαι διαθήκην τινί (73 N¥ N73 ΛΞ, Jer. xxxvill (xxxi.) 31 sqq.), to make a covenant, enter into covenant, with one, [ef. W. 225 (211); B. 148 (129 sq.)]: Heb. viii. 10, (Gen. xv. 18) ; πρός τινα, Acts iii. 25; Heb. x. 16, (Deut. vii. 2); μετά τινος, 1 Mace. i. 11. The Grks. said συντίθεμαι πρός τινα, ai πρός twa συνθῆκαι, Xen. Cyr. 3,1, 21. [Comp.: ἀντι-διατίθημι.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
διατίθημι diatithēmi 7x
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
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
δια-τίθημι
[in LXX chiefly for כּרת, freq. δ. διαθήκην (כָּרַת בְּרִית) ;]
to place separately, arrange, dispose. Mid, only in NT;
in general, to dispose of; c. dat. pers., to assign to one, Lk 22:29;
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).
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).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
διατίθημι. As noted under διαθήκη, the regular formula in a will is τάδε διέθετο (νοῶν καὶ φρονῶν κτλ.) : see e. g. P Eleph 2? (B.c. 285-4) τάδε διέθετο Διονύσιος κτλ., P Lips I. 298 (A.D. 295) votoa καὶ φρονοῦσα διεθέμην τόδε pov τὸ βούλημα, P Lond 1γι213 (iii/a.p.) (= IL. p. 176) δι]έθετό μοι διαθήκην α[ὐ]τοῦ ἐσφραγισμένην. The of the more closely with LXX and NT than that of the noun. use verb accords διατρίβω 1 Thus Syd/ 342°638 (c. B.c. 48), of an envoy from a king to Pompey, οὐ μόνον τοὺς ὑπὲρ τοῦ βα[σιλ]έως χρηματισμοὺς διέθετο τὴν εὔνοιαν τὴν Ρωμαίων πα[ρ]αγόμενος τῷ βασιλεῖ, ἀ[λ]λὰ καὶ περὶ τῆς πατρίδος τοὺς καλλίστουϊς διέθετο χρηματισμούς, ‘he not only zegotéafed terms on behalf of the King, winning the King the Romans’ good will, but also negotiated the most honourable terms for his country.” The selection of διαθήκη in the LXX for ‘‘ covenant” may well have followed this still current use of the verb, perhaps with the feeling that the δια- compound was more suitable than the ovy- for a covenant with God—ovv8. might suggest an agreement on equal terms. As showing, however, how closely the usage of the two verbs approached, see Polyb. xxxii. $. 13 ὃ yap πατὴρ συνέθετο μὲν ἑκατέρᾳ τῶν θυγατέρων πεντήκοντα τάλαντα δώσειν. In P Ryl If. 116° (A.b. 194) ἀκολούθως ἢ ἔθετο διαθήκῃ, we have a sporadic appearance of the simplex. In P Par 63¥iii-6 (B.c. 164) we have πρὸς δὲ τοὺς ὁπωσδηποτοῦν (pap. ὁμωσ-) ἠγνωμονηκέναι φάσκοντας, εὐδιαλύ[τ]ως καὶ πραέως διατίθεσθαι, and in P Lille I. 3° (after B.c. 241) the verb is used of the vendors of oil— ἐάν τινας καταλαμβάνηι διατιθεμένους [π]Ἰλειόνων τι[μ]ῶν τῶν συντεταγμένων, ‘if he detect any disposing of it for larger sums than those agreed upon,” P Oxy I. 999 (A.D. 55) οἰκία τῆς τοῦ] διατιθεμένου ΤΙνεφερῶτος ἀδελφῆς, “᾿ sister of P. the seller” : Wilcken (dvchzv i. p. 128) quotes Herodotus i.1. In BGU IV. 1202!° (p.c. 18) ἐφ᾽ & διαθ[ἡσΊ]ι K[a}ra νουμηνίαν ἑκάστην τῶι τοπογραμματεῖ . . . κύλληστιν εἰς τὸν ἀεὶ χρόνον. ‘‘on condition that (the temple) supplies cyllestés (a kind of fancy bread),” we have—if the reading is sound—another development from the central idea of | “making a disposition.” The passive in BGU IV, 11091? (B.C. 5) τῆς Καλλιτύχης ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ διατεθείσης shows yet another natural development.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
διατίθημι (diatithēmi) — to make a covenant. διατίθημι, 3rd.pers. plural imperfect διετίθουν [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—arrange each in their several places, distribute, τὰ κρέα, in sacrificing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. manage well or ill, usually with adverb, κράτιστα δ. τὰ τοῦ πολέμου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, δ. ἑωυτὸν ἀνηκέστως treat himself barbarously, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, οὐ ῥᾳδίως διετέθη he was not very gently handled, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπόρως διατεθέντας reduced to helplessness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. with accusative person, with adverbs, dispose one so or so, ὅταν οὕτω διαθῇς τοὺς Ἕλληνας [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be disposed in a certain manner, πρός τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐρωτικῶς δ., of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. set forth, of speakers, minstrels, etc., recite, κακῶς ποιήματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2. describe, [Refs 1st c.BC+] __B middle, arrange as one likes, dispose of, τὴν θυγατέρα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; spend, δ. τὰς οὐσίας εἴς τι [Refs 2nd c.BC+] __B.2 dispose of one's property, devise it by will, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. διαθήκας, διαθήκην, make a will, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κἂν ἀποθάνῃ μὴ διαθέμενος intestate, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ δ. the testator, [NT] __B.3 dispose of merchandise, φόρτον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τὴν ὥραν καὶ τὴν σοφίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.4 arrange or settle mutually, δ. διαθήκην τινί make a covenant with one, [NT+5th c.BC+]; ἔριν δ. ἀλλήλοις settle a quarrel, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.5 compose, make, νόμους [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.6 set forth, recite, λόγους, δημηγορίαν, etc., [Refs 2nd c.BC+] __B.6.b Grammars, διατιθέναι and -τίθεσθαι to act and be acted upon, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὸ διατιθέν and τὸ διατιθέμενον subject and object, [Refs]