a will that has been ratified

διαθήκη, ης, ἡ (Democr., Aristoph.+; ins, pap, LXX, En, TestSol, TestAbr, Test12Patr; ParJer 6:21; ApcEsdr, ApcMos; AssMos Fgm. a; Philo, Joseph., Just.; Mel., HE 4, 26, 14) apart from the simplex θήκη ‘case, chest’, for the mng. of this word one must begin with the mid. form of the verb διατίθεμαι, which is freq. used in legal and commercial discourse of disposition of things (s. L-S-J-M s.v. διατιθημι B), w. implication of promissory obligation. Disposition of one’s personal effects would naturally come under testamentary law, hence

① last will and testament (so exclusively in Hellenistic times, Eger [s. 3 below] 99 note; exx. e.g. in Riggenbach 292ff; Behm 10, 1; 2; Philo, Joseph., Test12Patr; loanw. in rabb.) Hb 9:16f; δ. κεκυρωμένη a will that has been ratified Gal 3:15; cp. 17, where δ. shades into mng. 2 (s. κυρόω 1, προκυρόω); s. also EBammel, below, and JSwetnam, CBQ 27, ’65, 373–90. On Jewish perspective s. RKatzoff, An Interpretation of PYadin 19—A Jewish Gift after Death: ProcXXCongPap 562–65.

② As a transl. of בְּרִית in LXX δ. retains the component of legal disposition of personal goods while omitting that of the anticipated death of a testator. A Hellenistic reader would experience no confusion, for it was a foregone conclusion that gods were immortal. Hence a δ. decreed by God cannot require the death of the testator to make it operative. Nevertheless, another essential characteristic of a testament is retained, namely that it is the declaration of one person’s initiative, not the result of an agreement betw. two parties, like a compact or a contract. This is beyond doubt one of the main reasons why the LXX rendered בְּרִית by δ. In the ‘covenants’ of God, it was God alone who set the conditions; hence covenant (s. OED s.v. ‘covenant’ sb. 7) can be used to trans. δ. only when this is kept in mind. So δ. acquires a mng. in LXX which cannot be paralleled w. certainty in extra-Biblical sources, namely ‘decree’, ‘declaration of purpose’, ‘set of regulations’, etc. Our lit., which is very strongly influenced by LXX in this area, seems as a rule to have understood the word in these senses (JHughes, NovT 21, ’79, 27–96 [also Hb 9:16–20; Gal 3:15–17]). God has issued a declaration of his purpose Ro 11:27 (Is 59:21); 1 Cl 15:4 (Ps 77:37); 35:7 (Ps 49:16), which God bears in mind (cp. Ps 104:8f; 105:45 al.) Lk 1:72; it goes back to ancestral days Ac 3:25 (PsSol 9:10; ParJer 6:21). God also issued an ordinance (of circumcision) 7:8 (cp. Gen 17:10ff). Since God’s holy will was set forth on more than one occasion (Gen 6:18; 9:9ff; 15:18; 17:2ff; Ex 19:5 and oft.), one may speak of διαθῆκαι decrees, assurances (cp. διαθῆκαι πατέρων Wsd 18:22; 2 Macc 8:15.—But the pl. is also used for a single testament: Diog. L. 4, 44; 5, 16. In quoting or referring to Theophr. sometimes the sing. [Diog. L. 5, 52; 56] is used, sometimes the pl. [5, 51; 57]) Ro 9:4; Eph 2:12. Much emphasis is laid on the δ. καινή, mentioned as early as Jer 38:31, which God planned for future disposition (Hb 8:8–10; 10:16). God’s decree or covenant directed toward the Christians is a καινὴ δ. (δ. δευτέρα Orig., C. Cels. 2, 75) Lk 22:20; 1 Cor 11:25; 2 Cor 3:6; Hb 8:8; 9:15a; PtK 2 p. 15, 5, or δ. νέα Hb 12:24; PtK 2 p. 15, 6 which, as a δ. αἰώνιος (cp. Jer 39:40; En 99:2) Hb 13:20, far excels 7:22; 8:6 the παλαιὰ δ. 2 Cor 3:14, or πρώτη δ. Hb 9:15b, with which it is contrasted. Both are mentioned (Did., Gen. 46, 4; 235, 26) Gal 4:24; B 4:6ff (Ex 34:28; 31:18; Just., D. 67, 9). Blood was shed when the old covenant was proclaimed at Sinai Hb 9:20 (Ex 24:8); the same is true of the new covenant Hb 10:29. τὸ αἷμά μου τ. διαθήκης Mt 26:28; Mk 14:24 (ELohse, Märtyrer u. Gottesknecht², ’63, 122–29) is prob. to be understood in connection w. this blood (s. WWrede, ZNW 1, 1900, 69–74; TRobinson, My Blood of the Covenant: KMarti Festschr. 1925, 232–37; for a critique of this view s. GWalther, Jesus, D. Passalamm des Neuen Bundes, ’50, 22–27 and JJeremias TLZ, ’51, 547. For Syriac background JEmerton, JTS 13, ’62, 111–17; s. also ÉDelebrecque, Études grecques sur l’vangile de Luc ’76, 109–21).—The v.l. Lk 22:29 may be derived from Jer 39:40 or Is 55:3 LXX (for the cognate acc. s. Aristoph., Aves 440).—δ. may also be transl. decree in the Ep. of Barnabas (4:6ff; 6:19; 9:6; 13:1, 6; 14:1ff δ. δοῦναί τινι); but the freq. occurrence of the idea of inheritance (6:19; 13:1, 6; 14:4f), makes it likely that the ‘decree’ is to be thought of as part of a will.

③ The mng. compact, contract seems firmly established for Gr-Rom. times (FNorton, A Lexicographical and Historical Study of Διαθήκη, Chicago 1908, 31ff; EBruck, D. Schenkung auf d. Todesfall im griech. u. röm. Recht I 1909, 115ff; JWackernagel, D. Kultur d. Gegenw. I 8² 1907, 309). It remains doubtful whether this mng. has influenced our lit. here and there (exc. quite prob. Lk 22:29 v.l. with its administrative tenor; the phrase διατίθεμαι δ. as Aristoph., Av. 440 of a treaty agreement), but the usage of the term δ. in such sense would again serve as a bridge to LXX usage.—The expr. ἡ κιβωτὸς τ. διαθήκης covenant chest i.e. the sacred box (Eng. ‘ark’ as loanw. from Lat. arca) that symbolized God’s pledge of presence w. Israel (Ex 31:7; 39:14 al.) Hb 9:4; Rv 11:19 or αἱ πλάκες τ. διαθ. (Ex 34:28; Dt 9:9, 11) Hb 9:4 would have required some acquaintance with Israelite tradition on the part of ancient readers.—ERiggenbach, D. Begriff d. Διαθήκη im Hb: Theol. Stud. f. TZahn 1908, 289ff, Hb² 1922, 205ff al.; ACarr, Covenant or Testament?: Exp. 7th ser., 7, 1909, 347ff; JBehm, D. Begriff D. im NT 1912; ELohmeyer, Diatheke 1913; WFerguson, Legal Terms Common to the Macedonian Inscr. and the NT, 1913, 42–46 (testamentary exhibits); HKennedy, Exp. 8th ser., 10, 1915, 385ff; GVos, Hebrews, the Epistle of the Diatheke: PTR 13, 1915, 587–632; 14, 1916, 1–61; OEger, ZNW 18, 1918, 84–108; EBurton, ICC Gal 1921, 496–505; LdaFonseca, Διαθήκη foedus an testamentum?: Biblica 8, 1927; 9, 1928; EBammel, Gottes διαθήκη (Gal 3:15–17) u. d. jüd. Rechtsdenken, NTS 6, ’60, 313–19; NDow, A Select Bibliography on the Concept of Covenant, Austin Seminary Bulletin 78, 6, ’63; CRoetzel, Biblica 51, ’70, 377–90 (Ro 9:4); DMcCarthy, Berit and Covenant (Deut.), ’72, 65–85; EChristiansen, The Covenant in Judaism and Paul ’95.—DELG s.v. θήκη. M-M. TW. Sv.

κυρόω (cp. κῦρος, τό ‘supreme power’) 1 aor. ἐκύρωσα. Pass.: fut. 3 sg. κυρωθήσεται Lev 25:30; aor. 3 sg. ἐκυρώθη Gen 23:20; pf. ptc. κεκυρωμένος (Aeschyl., Hdt. et al.; ins, pap, LXX, EpArist, Joseph.).

① to give sanction to someth., confirm, ratify, validate, make legally binding (Dio Chrys. 59 [76], 1; SIG 368, 25; 695, 68f τὸ κεκυρωμένον ψήφισμα; OGI 383, 122; Michel 478, 6; other ins New Docs 4, 171; PAmh 97, 14; 17; PTebt 294, 16; EpArist 26; s. OEger, ZNW 18, 1918, 88ff) κεκυρωμένην διαθήκην ἀθετεῖν set aside a will that has been ratified Gal 3:15.

② to come to a decision in a cognitive process, conclude, decide in favor of (Hdt. 6, 86, 8; 6, 126; Thu. 8, 69, 1; Jos., Bell. 4, 362, Ant. 2, 18) κ. εἴς τινα ἀγάπην decide in favor of love for someone 2 Cor 2:8 (though perh. the act. may have the same mng. as the middle in Pla., Gorg. 451b=make valid, affirm; in the 2 Cor passage also reaffirm [as NRSV] deserves consideration).—DELG s.v. κύριος. M-M. TW.

1 to confirm.

Ella confirmó los rumores She confirmed the rumors.

Ella confirmó el ataque She confirmed the attack.

María confirmó a pesar de la carta Mary confirmed despite the letter.

2 to ratify, to confirm, to approve, to affirm.

María confirmó su asistencia Mary ratified her attendance.

3 to confirm to, to prove to.

María confirmó hacer de madrina Mary confirmed to act as godmother.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to confirm

► verbo pronominal confirmarse

1 to be confirmed

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1. VT

1) [+ noticia, rumor, temor] to confirm

- la excepción confirma la regla

2) [+ vuelo, cita] to confirm

3) (=reafirmar) [+ sentencia] to confirm

4) (Rel) to confirm

confirmarse

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verbo transitivo

1) <noticia/vuelo> to confirm

2) (Relig) to confirm

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= bear out, confirm, endorse, ratify, reaffirm, substantiate, validate, add + confirmation to, underpin, uphold, speak to, vindicate, affirm.

Ex. This instruction bears out the earlier statement that the identification of concepts is related to the subject undergoing indexing.

Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex. These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.

Ex. The measurement of success or otherwise of these ideas can unfortunately only be ratified once the library has been in use for some considerable time.

Ex. Coates started his study of citation order by noting Kaiser's theories of Concrete-Process and reaffirmed this aspect of Kaiser's work.

Ex. It can be substantiated that in switching over to new technologies we often have not done this kind of linkage.

Ex. The records will be validated by the Library of Congress and the National Library of Canada and regularly included in the MARC Distribution Service for the benefit of libraries that are not members of OCLC.

Ex. In these statements, Carnegie added strong confirmation to the librarian's long-held elitist views.

Ex. This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.

Ex. The stereotype of the serious novel 'collecting dust on the shelf' was not upheld by research.

Ex. These reasons speak to the duties and enduring mores of the professoriate.

Ex. The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.

Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.

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* confirmar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* confirmar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* confirmar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* confirmar una hipótesis = support + hypothesis, validate + hypothesis.

* confirmar una observación = bear out + point.

* confirmar una sospecha = confirm + suspicion.

* excepciones que confirman la regla = exceptions to prove the rule.

* por confirmar = to be confirmed.

* ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.

* sin confirmar = unconfirmed, unvalidated, to be confirmed.

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verbo transitivo

1) <noticia/vuelo> to confirm

2) (Relig) to confirm

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confirmar [A1 ]

1 ‹noticia/sospecha› to confirm

es la excepción que confirma la regla it's the exception that proves the rule

2 ‹vuelo/regreso› to confirm

fue confirmado como director he was confirmed as the new director

3 (en una idea, opinión) to confirm

esto me confirma en mis temores this confirms my fears

B ( Relig) to confirm

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◊ la excepción que confirma la regla the exception that proves the rule

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♦ vt

1. [noticia, sospecha] to confirm;

esto sólo confirma mis sospechas this simply confirms my suspicions

2. [billete, reserva] to confirm;

el ministro ha sido confirmado en el cargo the minister has been confirmed in his post

3. Rel to confirm

♦ See also the pronominal verb confirmarse

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v/t confirm

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confirmar vt

: to confirm, to substantiate

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confirmar vb to confirm