UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to make a will

Semantic entry: 57.123

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Give

Definition: to dispose of one’s property by means of a will

Notes: ‘To make a will’ may be rendered as ‘to write out a will’ or ‘to say who is to receive one’s property after one dies.’

Sense 2: to make a covenant, to covenant together, making of a covenant

Semantic entry: 34.43

Semantic domains: Association

Subdomains: Establish or Confirm a Relation

Definition: to make a solemn agreement involving reciprocal benefits and responsibilities

Sense 3: to give the right to rule, to provide with the authority to rule

Semantic entry: 37.105

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Assign to a Role or Function

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to designate ruling) to designate someone in a somewhat formal or official way for the role of ruling

Notes: In a number of languages it may be difficult to translate literally ‘to give the right to rule.’ Often this is expressed by direct discourse, for example, ‘to say, You now have the authority to rule’ or ‘to say, You are now able to command.’

Collocations: διατίθεμαι βασιλείαν