verb
mesiteuamō
Strong’sG3315
I mediate, interpose
stem mesiteu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* μεσιτεύω
(< μεσίτης),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3315 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmes-it-yoo'-o
to interpose (as arbiter), i.e (by implication) to ratify (as surety)
Fromfrom G3316;
King Jamesconfirm.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
act as arbiter or mediator, Refs 1st c.AD+; τισι Refs 1st c.AD+; μ. ὅρκῳ NT; act as go-between, τῇ Πασιφάῃ πρὸς τὸν ἔρωτα τοῦ ταύρου Refs
2 transitive, mediate, negotiate, τὴν διάλυσιν μ. Refs 2nd c.BC+
3 pledge, mortgage property, Refs 1st c.AD+
4Refs 1st c.AD+
5 add as a third constituent, χάλκανθονRefs 5th c.BC+
II intransitive, τὰ χρήματα μ. lies on deposit with a stakeholder, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.2 lie between, μονάδος καὶ δεκάδος Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| mesiteuataἐμεσίτευσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | guaranteed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mesiteuamō | mesiteuame | mesiteuami | mesiteuama | mesiteuamē | mesiteuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mesiteuasō | mesiteuase | mesiteuasi | mesiteuasa | mesiteuasē | mesiteuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mesiteuatō | mesiteuate | mesiteuati | mesiteuata1×ἐμεσίτευσεν | mesiteuatē | mesiteuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | mesiteuanō | mesiteuane | mesiteuani | mesiteuana | mesiteuanē | mesiteuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mesiteuavō | mesiteuave | mesiteuavi | mesiteuava | mesiteuavē | mesiteuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mesiteualō | mesiteuale | mesiteuali | mesiteuala | mesiteualē | mesiteualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mesiteuameiō | mesiteuameia | mesiteuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mesiteuaseiō | mesiteuaseia | mesiteuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mesiteuateiō | mesiteuateia | mesiteuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | mesiteuaneiō | mesiteuaneia | mesiteuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mesiteuaveiō | mesiteuaveia | mesiteuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mesiteualeiō | mesiteualeia | mesiteualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mesiteuasōr | mesiteuasar | mesiteuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mesiteuatōr | mesiteuatar | mesiteuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mesiteuavōr | mesiteuavar | mesiteuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mesiteualōr | mesiteualar | mesiteualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mesiteuamoiō | mesiteuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mesiteuasoiō | mesiteuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mesiteuatoiō | mesiteuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | mesiteuanoiō | mesiteuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mesiteuavoiō | mesiteuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mesiteualoiō | mesiteualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mesiteuarō | mesiteuari | mesiteuara | mesiteuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mesiteuarōntos | mesiteuarintos | mesiteuarantos | mesiteuarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
mesiteu 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
mesiteuata“guaranteed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 6:17… epangeliau tem ametathetem tau boulau autou mesiteuata horko,… the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.