μεσίτης
mesitēs
“mediator”
Definition
a go-between, i.e. (simply) an internunciator, or (by implication) a reconciler (intercessor)
from G3319 (μέσος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
μεσίτης appears 6 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
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.
A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
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