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Lexicon :: Strong's G2436 - hileōs

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ἵλεως
Transliteration
hileōs (Key)
Pronunciation
hil'-eh-oce
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from the alternate form of αἱρέω (G138)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
26x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:300,362

Strong’s Definitions

ἵλεως híleōs, hil'-eh-oce; perhaps from the alternate form of G138; cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious; adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious!, i.e. (in averting some calamity) far be it:—be it far, merciful.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2436 in the following manner: be it far (1x), merciful (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2436 in the following manner: be it far (1x), merciful (1x).

  1. propitious, merciful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἵλεως híleōs, hil'-eh-oce; perhaps from the alternate form of G138; cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious; adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious!, i.e. (in averting some calamity) far be it:—be it far, merciful.
STRONGS G2436:
ἵλεως, -ων, (Attic for ἴλαος [cf. Winers Grammar, 22], from Homer down), propitious, merciful: ἔσομαι ἵλ. ταῖς ἀδικίαις, i. e. I will pardon, Hebrews 8:12; Jeremiah 38:34 (Jer. 31:34); Jeremiah 43:3 (Jer. 36:3); also ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις, 1 Kings 8:34; 2 Chronicles 6:25, 27, etc.; ἵλεώς σοι, namely, ἔστω [or εἴη, Buttmann § 129, 22] ὁ Θεός, i. e. God avert this from thee, Matthew 16:22; Sept. for חָלִילָה followed by לְ, be it far from one, 2 Samuel 20:20; 2 Samuel 23:17.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
20:20; 23:17
1 Kings
8:34
2 Chronicles
6:25; 6:27
Jeremiah
31:34; 36:3; 43:3
Matthew
16:22
Hebrews
8:12

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Strong's Number G2436 matches the Greek ἵλεως (hileōs),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - And he said to them, God deal mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and [fn]I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:12 - Take heed lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be merciful to the sin of thy people,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:19 - Forgive this people their sin according to thy great mercy, as thou wast favourable to them from Egypt until now.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:20 - And the Lord said to Moses, I am gracious to them according to thy word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:8 - Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, that innocent blood [fn]may not be charged on thy people Israel: and the blood shall be atoned for to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:20 - And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17 - And he said, O Lord, forbid that I should do this, [fn]that I should drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives: and he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:30 - And thou shalt hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall pray toward this place; and thou shalt hear in thy dwelling-place in heaven, and thou shalt do and be gracious.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:34 - then shalt thou hear from heaven, and be gracious to the sins of thy people Israel, and thou shalt restore them to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:36 - then thou shalt hear from heaven, and be merciful to the sins of thy servant and of thy people Israel; for thou shalt shew them the good way to walk in it, and thou shalt give rain upon the earth which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:39 - then shalt thou hearken from heaven, out of thine established dwelling-place, and shalt be merciful, and shalt do, and recompense to every man according to his ways, as thou shalt know his heart, for thou alone knowest the heart of all the children of men:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - and thou shalt be merciful to their unrighteousness wherein they have trespassed against thee, and according to all their transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against thee, and thou shalt [fn]cause them to be pitied before them that carried them captives, and they shall have compassion on them:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 - God forbid that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men with their lives? for with the peril of their lives they brought it. So he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:21 - And thou shalt hear the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, whatsoever prayers they shall make towards this place: and thou shalt hearken in thy dwelling-place out of heaven, yea thou shalt hear, and be merciful.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:25 - then shalt thou hearken out of heaven and shalt be merciful to the sins of thy people Israel, and thou shalt restore them to the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:27 - then shalt thou hearken from heaven, and thou shalt be merciful to the sins of thy servants, and of thy people Israel; for thou shalt shew them the good way in which they shall walk; and thou shalt send rain upon thy land, which thou gavest to thy people for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:39 - then shalt thou hear out of heaven, out of thy prepared dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplication, and thou shalt execute justice, and shalt be merciful to thy people that sin against thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14 - then if my people, on whom my name is called, should repent, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, I also will hear from heaven, and I will be merciful to their sins, and I will heal their land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:10 - shall the mountains depart, nor shall thy hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail thee, nor shall the covenant of thy peace be at all removed: for [fn]the Lord who is gracious to thee has spoken it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:1 - Run ye about in the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and know, and seek in her broad places, if ye can find one, if there is any one that does judgment, and seeks faithfulness; and I will pardon them, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 - In what way shall I forgive thee for these things? Thy sons have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: and I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and lodged in harlots' houses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:34 - (LXX 38:34) And they shall not at all teach every one his fellow citizen, and every one his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them: for I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins I will remember no more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:3 - (LXX 43:3) Perhaps the house of Juda will hear all the evils which I purpose to do to them; that they may turn from their evil way; and so I will be merciful to their iniquities and their sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:20 - (LXX 27:20) In those days, and at that time, they shall seek for the iniquity of Israel, and there shall be none; and for the sins of Juda, and they shall not be found: for I will be merciful to them that are left

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:2 - And it came to pass when he had finished devouring the grass of the land, that I said, Lord God, be merciful; who shall raise up Jacob? for he is small in number.
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