the (promissory) note

δέχομαι fut. δέξομαι (LXX; Just., D. 22, 8). Pass.: fut. 3 sg. δεχθήσεται LXX; 1 aor. ἐδεξάμην, ἐδέχθην; pf. δέδεγμαι (Hom.+)

① to receive someth. offered or transmitted by another, take, receive τινά εἰς τὰς ἀγκάλας take someone up in one’s arms Lk 2:28; one’s spirit Ac 7:59; GJs 23:3. Of letters (Procop. Soph., Ep. 20; PFlor 154, 2) Ac 22:5; cp. 28:21 (Jos., Ant. 13, 259; Just., A I, 68, 6 [Hadrian]). τὰ παρʼ ὑμῶν the things, i.e. gifts, from you Phil 4:18. τὰς ῥάβδους αὐτῶν the staffs of assembled widowers GJs 9:1. λόγια Ac 7:38. εὐαγγέλιον 2 Cor 11:4.

② to take someth. in hand, grasp lit. τί someth. (2 Ch 29:22; TestJob τὸ γραμματεῖον) τὰ γράμματα the (promissory) note Lk 16:6f; a cup 22:17; a helmet Eph 6:17.

③ to be receptive of someone, receive, welcome, gener. 1 Cl 28:2; 54:3; IEph 6:1; IPhld 11:1. Esp. of hospitality τινὰ εἰς τ. οἶκον welcome someone into one’s house Lk 16:4, cp. vs. 9 (Epict. 3, 26, 25; X., An. 5, 5, 20). Receive as a guest, welcome Mt 10:14, 40f; Lk 9:5, 11 v.l., 53; 10:8, 10; J 4:45; Col 4:10; Hb 11:31; D 11:1f, 4; 12:1. Of welcoming children Mt 18:5; Mk 9:37; Lk 9:48; a child dedicated in the temple GJs 7:2. W. adv. ἀσμένως welcome heartily (Aelian, VH 12, 18; Herodian 7, 5, 2; Jos., Ant. 12, 382; cp. 18, 101) Ac 21:17 v.l. μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου with fear and trembling 2 Cor 7:15; as an angel of God Gal 4:14. τινὰ εἰς ὄνομά τινος IRo 9:3 (s. ὄνομα 1dγב). Of places receptive to pers. ὸ̔ν δεῖ οὐρανὸν (subj.) δέξασθαι whom the heaven must receive Ac 3:21 (cp. Pla., Tht. 177a τελευτήσαντας αὐτοὺς ὁ τῶν κακῶν καθαρὸς τόπος οὐ δέξεται). W. τόπος as subj. Mk 6:11 and 1 Cl 54:3; w. κόσμος 28:2. Elizabeth petitions: ὄρος θεοῦ, δέξαι με μητέρα μετὰ τέκνου mountain of God, receive me, the mother, with my child GJs 22:3; ἐδέξατο αὐτήν ibid.

④ to overcome obstacles in being receptive, put up with, tolerate someone or someth. (Gen 50:17; Jdth 11:5; Sir 2:4; Mel., P. 48, 341 λίχνον σύμβουλον) ὡς ἄφρονα 2 Cor 11:16.

⑤ to indicate approval or conviction by accepting, be receptive of, be open to, approve, accept, of things (Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 66 §277; Ath. 2:3 ψῆφον) Mt 11:14. τὰ τοῦ πνεύματος what comes fr. the Spirit 1 Cor 2:14 (Herm. Wr. 4, 4 [N-F.] τ. νοῦν); τὴν παράκλησιν request, appeal 2 Cor 8:17 (of a request also Chion, Ep. 8); love for the truth 2 Th 2:10; τὸν λόγον (since Eur. and Thu. 4, 16, 1; also Polyb. 1, 43, 4; Diod S 4, 52, 1; Pr 4:10; Zech 1:6; Jos., Ant. 18, 101; Just., A I, 9, 1) teaching Lk 8:13; Ac 8:14; 11:1; 13:48 D; 17:11; 1 Th 1:6; 2:13; Js 1:21; the reign of God Mk 10:15; Lk 18:17; grace, favor (Plut., Themist. 125 [28, 3] δέξασθαι χάριν) 2 Cor 6:1; δ. συμβουλήν accept advice 1 Cl 58:2. τὰ μιμήματα τῆς ἀληθοῦς ἀγάπης Pol 1:1.—S. also λαμβάνω. Schmidt, Syn. III 203–33. DELG. M-M. TW. Sv.

ἀνομολογ-έομαι,

A agree upon a thing, come to an understanding,

περί τινος Pl.R. 442e

; πρὸς ἀλλήλους ib. 348b; πρός τι with a view to.., Id.Tht. 164c; τινί with a person, Plu.2.1070d ([voice] Act. in codd.): abs., admit, Muson.Fr.17p.92H., Sammelb.4638.14.

2 recapitulate, sum up one's conclusions,

τὰ εἰρημένα Pl.Smp. 200e

.

3 pay money by note of hand or order, Lys. ap. Phot.p.143 R., IG1.188.34:— hence Subst. [full] ἀνομολόγημα, ατος, τό, promissory note, ib.17.

II [voice] Act., in later Prose,

ἀ. τινί Plu.2.1070d

codd.; D.18.86 uses the [tense] pf. in pass. sense, ἀνωμολόγημαι.. τὰ ἄριστα πράττειν I am allowed by all to have done what is best, cf. ib.266, 60.4, and late Prose, Ph.1.161, al.: [tense] aor. part. [voice] Pass.

- ηθείς 2.520

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πιττάκιον [ᾰ], τό,

A tablet for writing on, label, ticket (cf. Eust.633.19 sq.), Dinol.7; written message, γράψας βραχὺ π. Plb.31.13.9, cf. D.L. 6.89, IG14.830.18 ([place name] Puteoli), POxy.136.36 (vi A.D.), etc.; ticket, pass, OGI674.21 (Egypt, i A.D.); receipt, PStrassb.44.3 (ii A.D.); votive tablet, CIG 3442 ([place name] Philadelphia); promissory note, BGU 1155.15 (i B.C.), etc.; account-book, POxy.297.4 (pl., i A.D.), PGoodsp.Cair. 30 iv 5 (ii A.D.), etc.

II list of members of an association, hence of the association itself, PTeb. 112 Intr. (ii B.C.), etc.; cf. πιττακιάρχης.

III Lat. pittacium, strip of leather, Cels.3.10.

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.