μεσίτηςmesítēs
a go-between, i.e. (simply) an internunciator, or (by implication) a reconciler (intercessor)
Greek (New Testament) · G3316
Meanings
an arbitrator, mediator: Galatians 3:19; with dupl. genitive of person, θεοῦ κ. ἀνθρώπων, 1 Timothy 2:5; with genitive of thing, διαθήκης, Hebrews 8:6, Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 12:24; ὁ δε μ. ἑνὸς οὐκ ἔστιν, Galatians 3:20.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Galatians 3:19 Why, then, was the law given? It was given alongside the promise to show people their sins. But the law was designed to last only until the coming of the child who was promised. God gave his law through angels to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people.
- Galatians 3:20 Now a mediator is helpful if more than one party must reach an agreement. But God, who is one, did not use a mediator when he gave his promise to Abraham.
- 1 Timothy 2:5 For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 8:6 But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises.
- Hebrews 9:15 That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant.
- Hebrews 12:24 You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.