Hileōs ἵλεως
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| ἵλεως | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hileōs |
| Strong's number | G2436 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | propitious/gracious |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Hileōs (Greek ἵλεως, Strong's G2436) is a Greek adjective meaning “propitious/gracious”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἵλεως, -ων
(Att.. for ἵλαος), [in LXX for חָלִיל, 1Ki.14:45, 2Ki.20:20, al.; ἵ. εἶναι, סָלַח, 3Ki.8:30 ff. Jer.31:34, al. ;]
propitious, merciful: τ. ἀδικίαες, Heb.8:12 (Je, l.with; cf.1 Ki, l.with); ἵ. σοι (sc. ἔστω ὁ θεός), Mat.16:22 (cf. 1Sam, l.with).†
(AS)
(Att.. for ἵλαος), [in LXX for חָלִיל, 1Ki.14:45, 2Ki.20:20, al.; ἵ. εἶναι, סָלַח, 3Ki.8:30 ff. Jer.31:34, al. ;]
propitious, merciful: τ. ἀδικίαες, Heb.8:12 (Je, l.with; cf.1 Ki, l.with); ἵ. σοι (sc. ἔστω ὁ θεός), Mat.16:22 (cf. 1Sam, l.with).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | far (1), merciful (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | far be it (1), forgive (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hileōs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 16:22Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
Hebrews
- Hebrews 8:12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).