Hebrews 9:16

ὅπου γὰρ διαθήκη θάνατον ἀνάγκη φέρεσθαι τοῦ διαθεμένου·
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
ὅπου
G3699
hopou
what(-ever) where, i.e., at whichever spot
  • where, whereas
γὰρ
G1063 CONJ
gar
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
  • for
διαθήκη
G1242 N-NSF
diathēkē
properly, a disposition, i.e., (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
  • a disposition, arrangement, of any sort, which one wishes to be valid, the last disposition which one makes of his earthly possessions after his death, a testament or will
    • "a compact, a covenant, a testament
    • God's covenant with Noah, etc.
θάνατον
G2288 N-ASM
thanatos
(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
  • the death of the body
    • that separation (whether natural or violent) of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended
      • "with the implied idea of future misery in hell
      • the power of death
      since the nether world, the abode of the dead, was conceived as being very dark, it is equivalent to the region of thickest darkness i.e., figuratively, a region enveloped in the darkness of ignorance and sin
    metaphorically, the loss of that life which alone is worthy of the name,
    • the misery of the soul arising from sin, which begins on earth but lasts and increases after the death of the body in hell
    the miserable state of the wicked dead in hell"in the widest sense, death comprising all the miseries arising from sin, as well physical death as the loss of a life consecrated to God and blessed in him on earth, to be followed by wretchedness in hell
ἀνάγκη
G318 N-NSF
anankē
constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress
  • necessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to one's advantage, custom, argument
    • "calamity, distress, straits
φέρεσθαι
G5342 V-PPN
pherō
to ___%___bear___%___ or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
  • to carry
    • to carry some burden
      • to bear with one's self
      to move by bearing; move or, to be conveyed or borne, with the suggestion of force or speed
      • of persons borne in a ship over the sea
        • "of a gust of wind, to rush"of the mind, to be moved inwardly, prompted
      to bear up i.e., uphold (keep from falling)
      • of Christ, the preserver of the universe
    to bear, i.e., endure, to endure the rigour of a thing, to bear patiently one's conduct, or spare one (abstain from punishing or destroying)"to bring, bring to, bring forward
    • to move to, apply
      • "to bring in by announcing, to announce"to bear i.e., bring forth, produce; to bring forward in a speech"to lead, conduct
τοῦ
G3588 T-GSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
διαθεμένου·
G1303 V-2AMP-GSM
diatithemai
to put apart, i.e., (figuratively) dispose (by assignment, compact, or bequest)
  • to arrange, dispose of, one's own affairs
    • of something that belongs to one
      • "to dispose of by will, make a testament
    to make a covenant, enter into a covenant, with one

ὅπου γὰρ διαθήκη θάνατον ἀνάγκη φέρεσθαι τοῦ διαθεμένου·
16
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
Cross References

James 2:10

ὅστις γὰρ ὅλον τὸν νόμον τηρήσει πταίσει δὲ ἐν ἑνί γέγονεν πάντων ἔνοχος
10
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

1 Corinthians 15:22

ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐν τῷ Ἀδὰμ πάντες ἀποθνῄσκουσιν οὕτως καὶ ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ πάντες ζῳοποιηθήσονται
22
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Romans 6:23

τὰ γὰρ ὀψώνια τῆς ἁμαρτίας θάνατος τὸ δὲ χάρισμα τοῦ θεοῦ ζωὴ αἰώνιος ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν
23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:12

Διὰ τοῦτο ὥσπερ δι' ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ ἁμαρτία εἰς τὸν κόσμον εἰσῆλθεν καὶ διὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ θάνατος καὶ οὕτως εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὁ θάνατος διῆλθεν ἐφ' ᾧ πάντες ἥμαρτον·
12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
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