UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μεσίτης

MainId: 003232000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3316

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'Though in μεσίτης[b] there is an important aspect of communication, the focal feature is not primarily communication but reconciliation, and accordingly μεσίτης[b] is considered in this subdomain rather than in one of the subdomains of Domain 33 Communication.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003232001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: μεσίτης

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'μεσόω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003232001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 31.22

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

      LEXSubDomains: Agree, Consent

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-26 20:32:48

         DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:μεσιτεύω} ‘to bring about an agreement,’ {D:31.21}) one who causes or helps parties to come to an agreement, with the implication of guaranteeing the certainty of the arrangement

         Glosses: ['gobetween', 'mediator']

      LEXReferences: GAL 3:19, GAL 3:20, HEB 8:6, HEB 9:15, HEB 12:24

   2. LEXID: 003232001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 40.6

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Reconciliation, Forgiveness

      LEXSubDomains: Reconciliation

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-26 20:32:48

         DefinitionShort: a person who acts as a mediator in bringing about reconciliation{N:001}

         Glosses: ['mediator', 'one who reconciles']

         Comments: A mediator may be spoken of in a number of different ways, often idiomatically, for example, ‘one who stands in the middle,’ ‘one who speaks to both,’ ‘one who cuts palavers,’ or ‘one who causes arguments to cease.’ It is also possible, however, to regard {L:μεσίτης} as being related to the process of causing agreement between the parties in question. For this aspect of the meaning of {L:μεσίτης}, see {D:31.22}.

      LEXReferences: 1 TIM 2:5