μεσίτης
mesítēs
One who stands between two parties, typically to facilitate communication, agreement, or reconciliation; in legal, political, or religious contexts, an intermediary, go-between, or broker. In broader sense, any agent who intercedes, negotiates, or arbitrates between sides. In some Greek and Hellenistic contexts, this includes neutral arbitrators, legal intermediaries, or those authorized to transact on behalf of others. In religious-literary contexts (e.g., New Testament, Philo), often refers to a representative or agent connecting humans and the divine, or the negotiator of a covenant.
Hebrews 8:6 · Word #11
Lexicon G3316
| Lemma | μεσίτης |
| Transliteration | mesítēs |
| Strong's | G3316 |
| Definition | One who stands between two parties, typically to facilitate communication, agreement, or reconciliation; in legal, political, or religious contexts, an intermediary, go-between, or broker. In broader sense, any agent who intercedes, negotiates, or arbitrates between sides. In some Greek and Hellenistic contexts, this includes neutral arbitrators, legal intermediaries, or those authorized to transact on behalf of others. In religious-literary contexts (e.g., New Testament, Philo), often refers to a representative or agent connecting humans and the divine, or the negotiator of a covenant. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μεσίτης |
| Strong's | G3316 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3316-02
mediating intermediary
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); denotes a single male agent serving as the subject or predicate nominative. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the root sense of one who stands in the middle between parties, functioning as an active agent of negotiation or reconciliation. As a nominative masculine singular noun, it denotes a single male representative identified as the one occupying this mediating role. |
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