Study it in the app“Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.”
WhyΤίthenοὖνthe law?ὁ νόμοςIt was addedπροσετέθηbecause ofχάρινtransgressions,τῶν παραβάσεωνuntilἄχρις οὗthe offspringτὸ σπέρμαshould comeἔλθῃto whomᾧthe promise had been made,ἐπήγγελταιand it wasordainedδιαταγεὶςthroughδι’angelsἀγγέλωνbyἐνthe handχειρὶof a mediator.μεσίτου
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appearsadd
To join something to what is there.
Where else “prosetethē” appearsfor the sake of
For the sake of; “hou charin,” for which reason.
Where else “charin” appearstransgression
Transgression: stepping over a command, breaking it.
Where else “parabaseōn” appearsuntil
Until; as far as.
Where else “achris” appearsoffspring
Someone's children and descendants.
Where else “sperma” appearscome as Messiah
The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.
Where else “elthēi” appearspromise
To pledge something, as God did to Abraham.
Where else “epēngeltai” appearsinstruct, arrange
Give instructions, order, arrange, appoint.
Where else “diatageis” appearsangel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōn” appearshand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiri” appearsmediator
Mediator: one who stands between two parties to bring them together.
Where else “mesitou” appears18For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no longer by promise; but to Abraham God has granted it through promise.
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20Now the mediator is not of one party alone; but God is one.
