- διατίθημι
- διατίθημι (Hdt.+) aor. 3 sg. διέθηκεν 2 Macc 9:28, impv. διάθες (TestAbr B 7, p. 112, 4 [Stone 72, 4]); pf. 3 pl. διατεθείκασιν (Ath. 20, 1). Pass.: διάκειμαι functions as the pf. pass. (LXX, Just., Ath.); pf. pass. inf. διατεθεῖσθαι (Just., D, 142, 1); διεκείμην functions as the plpf. pass. (LXX, Just., Ath.); lit. ‘put in order’ then ‘arrange, prepare’ (2 Macc 9:28; Just., A I, 9, 2 al.; Ath. 20, 1 ‘analyze, describe’); in our lit. only mid. διατίθεμαι (X. et al.): fut. διαθήσομαι; 2 aor. διεθέμην, ptc. διαθέμενος.① to make formal arrangements for someth. to be done or brought about, decree, ordain (Ps 104:9; 2 Ch 7:18) τὶ someth. (Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 95 §401 τοιαῦτα=this sort of thing) τὰ δικαιώματά μου my ordinances B 10:2 (cp. Pla., Leg. 834a δ. νόμους).—διαθήκην (q.v. 2) δ. issue a decree (LXX; PsSol 9:10; TestNapht 1:1; the same expr.=‘conclude an agreement’ in Aristoph., Av. 440) τινί to or for someone Hb 8:10; PtK 2 p. 15, 5; 6; 7 (both Jer 38: 31–33). ἐν ἡμῖν among us B 14:5. πρός τινα to someone (Ex 24:8; Dt 4:23; Josh 9:15) Ac 3:25; Hb 10:16.② to make a disposition of someth., arrange τὶ someth. (X., Cyr. 5, 2, 7 τ. θυγατέρα; Andoc. 4, 30) confer w. dat. of the pers. favored κἀγὼ διατίθεμαι ὑμῖν καθὼς διέθετό μοι ὁ πατὴρ βασιλείαν I confer on you as the Father has conferred on me the right to rule Lk 22:29 (cp. 2 Km 5:3; albeit in sense 3, Jos., Ant. 13, 407 τ. βασιλείαν διέθετο; for the formulation δ. διαθήκην w. dat. vs. 29 v.l., s. Aristoph., Av. 440) w. a play on the word διαθήκη vs. 20.③ to arrange for disposition of property after one’s death, dispose of property by a will, make a will (Pla., Isaeus et al.; PEleph 2, 2; POxy 104, 4; 105, 2; 489, 3; PLips 29, 8 al.; Jos., Ant. 13, 407; Test12Patr) ὁ διαθέμενος the testator (Isaeus+; BGU 448, 24; POxy 99, 9; 15; OGI 509, 6 and 16; s. JBehm, Διαθήκη im NT 1912, 8; 87, 6) Hb 9:16f.—M-M. TW.
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