Mesitēs μεσίτης
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| μεσίτης | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mesitēs |
| Strong's number | G3316 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | mediator |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (3) |
Mesitēs (Greek μεσίτης, Strong's G3316) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “mediator”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μεσίτης, -ου, ὁ
(μέσος), [in LXX: Job.9:33 (בֵּין)* ;]
an arbitrator, mediator: Gal.3:19; with dupl. genitive of person(s), θεοῦ κ. ἀνθρώπων, 1Ti.2:5; with genitive of thing(s), διαθήκης, Heb.8:6 9:15 12:24; ὁ δε μ. ἑνὸς οὐκ ἔστιν, Gal.3:20 (see Lft., in l; and for exx. of this word in π., see MM, xvi).†
(AS)
(μέσος), [in LXX: Job.9:33 (בֵּין)* ;]
an arbitrator, mediator: Gal.3:19; with dupl. genitive of person(s), θεοῦ κ. ἀνθρώπων, 1Ti.2:5; with genitive of thing(s), διαθήκης, Heb.8:6 9:15 12:24; ὁ δε μ. ἑνὸς οὐκ ἔστιν, Gal.3:20 (see Lft., in l; and for exx. of this word in π., see MM, xvi).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mediator (6) |
|---|---|
| BSB | mediator (5), he mediates (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mesitēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Galatians
- Galatians 3:19Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
- Galatians 3:20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 2:5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Hebrews
- Hebrews 8:6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
- Hebrews 9:15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
- Hebrews 12:24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).