noun · masculine
mesitos
Greekμεσίτης (mesitēs)
Strong’sG3316
a mediator, go-between
stem mesit-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† μεσίτης, -ου, ὁ
(< μέσος), [in LXX: Jb 9:33 (בַּיִן)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3316 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmes-ee'-tace
a go-between, i.e. (simply) an internunciator, or (by implication) a reconciler (intercessor)
Fromfrom G3319;
King Jamesmediator.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | mesitos4×μεσίτης | mesitois |
| object accusative | mesiton | mesitoin |
| direct address vocative | mesitor | mesitoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | mesitou1×μεσίτου | mesitoiu |
| to, for dative | mesito1×μεσίτῃ | mesitoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
mesito is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
mesitos“mediator”subjectnominative singular4×
Galatians 3:20“mediator”tos de mesitos henou ouk atō, tos de theos henos atō.A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.
1 Timothy 2:5“mediator”henos gar theos, henos kai mesitos theou kai anthrōpoiu anthrōpos Christos Iēsus,For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Hebrews 8:6“mediator”nuni de diaforoterau tunchanatē leitourgiau, hose kai kreittōnau atō diathēkau mesitos, hotinas epi kreittōnai epangeliai nomothetitē.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 9:15“mediator”Kai dia houtem diathēkau kainau mesitos atō, hopōs thanatou gineratou eis apolutrōsian taiu epi ta prōta diathēka parabasiaiu tan epangelian lambaleia tois kalirētois tau aiōniau klēronomiau.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.
mesitou“mediator”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Galatians 3:19“mediator”Tinem oun tos nomos? taiu parabasiaiu charin prostithita, achris hou erchateia tem spermem he epangellitē, diatassiratos dia angeloiu en cheira mesitou;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.
mesito“mediator”to, fordative singular1×
Hebrews 12:24“mediator”kai diathēkau neau mesito Iēso, kai haime rantismou kreittōnem lalarōto para ton Habel.to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.