A testament (διαθηκη). The same word occurs for covenant (verse 15) and will (verse 16). This double sense of the word is played u…

For where a testament is. This is the same word, diayhkh, which in Hebrews 8:6 is rendered covenant. For the general meaning of t…

Testament.—As has already been pointed out, the greatest difference of opinion has existed regarding the meaning of the Greek word…

Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service per…

The argument is not easy to follow in English because we have no single word that is the precise equivalent of diatheke (GK 1347). This Greek word …

For where a testament is, etc. Even this one passage is a sufficient proof that this Epistle was not written in Hebrew; for ברית …

For where a testament is
The covenant of grace, as administered under the Gospel dispensation, is a testament or wil…

The solemn transactions between God and humankind are sometimes called a covenant; in this specific context, it is a testament. A testament is a pe…

Having explained events in the Old Testament and revealed their mystical meaning, the Apostle now uses these facts to prove his thesis: namely, tha…