διαθήκη, ἡ,
(διατίθημι) disposition of property by will, testament, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 584, 589, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.13, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ διαθήκην by will, [[ “OGI” 753.8 (from Cilicia), “Test.Epict.” 4.8, “BGU” 1113.5 (1st c.BC)] Refs 1st c.BC+], etc.: in plural, διαθήκας διαθέσθαι [[ 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 19.39; θέσθαι “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2690 (from Iasus). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II αἱ ἀπόρρητοι δ. mystic deposits on which the common weal depended, probably oracles (compare διαθέτης), [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 1.9 codices ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 name of an eyesalve, because the recipe was deposited in a temple, [[ 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 7.118. ] Refs 6th c.AD+]
__III compact, covenant, ἢν μὴ διαθῶνται διαθήκην ἐμοί [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 440; frequently in LXX, LXX.Gen.6.18, +others] LXX+5th c.BC+]; καινή, παλαιὰ δ., [[ NT.Luke.22.20, NT.2Cor.3.14 ] NT]; disposition (with allusion to [[ 1), NT.Gal.3.15, cf. NT.Heb.9.15. ] NT]
__IV ={διάθεσις}[[ 11, σώματος δ. 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 9. ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]