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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)
Dictionary Aids

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] 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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 -

Then the steward said, “May you be well. Don’t be afraid. Your God and the God of your father must have put treasure in your bags. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:12 -

“Why should the Egyptians say, ‘He brought them out with an evil intent to kill them in the mountains and eliminate them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger and relent concerning this disaster planned for your people.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:19 -

“Please pardon the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of your faithful love, just as you have forgiven them from Egypt until now.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:20 -

The LORD responded, “I have pardoned them as you requested.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:8 -

“LORD, wipe away the guilt of your people Israel whom you redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.’ Then the responsibility for bloodshed will be wiped away from them.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:20 -

Joab protested: “Never! I would never devour or demolish!

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17 -

David said, “LORD, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives? ” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:30 -

Hear the petition of your servant

and your people Israel,

which they pray toward this place.

May you hear in your dwelling place in heaven.

May you hear and forgive.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:34 -

may you hear in heaven

and forgive the sin of your people Israel.

May you restore them to the land

you gave their ancestors.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:36 -

may you hear in heaven

and forgive the sin of your servants

and your people Israel,

so that you may teach them to walk on the good way.

May you send rain on your land

that you gave your people for an inheritance.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:39 -

may you hear in heaven, your dwelling place,

and may you forgive, act, and give to everyone

according to all their ways, since you know each heart,

for you alone know every human heart,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 -

May you forgive your people

who sinned against you

and all their rebellions[fn] against you,

and may you grant them compassion

before their captors,

so that they may treat them compassionately.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 -

David said, “I would never do such a thing in the presence of my God! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives? ” For they brought it at the risk of their lives. So he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:21 -

Hear the petitions of your servant

and your people Israel,

which they pray toward this place.

May you hear in your dwelling place in heaven.

May you hear and forgive.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:25 -

may you hear in heaven

and forgive the sin of your people Israel.

May you restore them to the land

you gave them and their ancestors.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:27 -

may you hear in heaven

and forgive the sin of your servants

and your people Israel,

so that you may teach them the good way

they should walk in.

May you send rain on your land

that you gave your people for an inheritance.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:39 -

may you hear their prayer and petitions in heaven,

your dwelling place,

and uphold their cause.[fn]

May you forgive your people

who sinned against you.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14 -

and my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:10 -

“Though the mountains move

and the hills shake,

my love will not be removed from you

and my covenant of peace will not be shaken,”

says your compassionate LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:1 -

Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.

Investigate;[fn]

search in her squares.

If you find one person,

any who acts justly,

who pursues faithfulness,

then I will forgive her.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 -

Why should I forgive you?

Your children have abandoned me

and sworn by those who are not gods.

I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery;

they gashed themselves at the[fn] prostitute’s house.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:34 -

“No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them” ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration. “For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:3 -

“Perhaps when the house of Judah hears about all the disaster I am planning to bring on them, each one of them will turn from his evil way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:20 -

In those days and at that time —

this is the LORD’s declaration —

one will search for Israel’s iniquity,

but there will be none,

and for Judah’s sins,

but they will not be found,

for I will forgive those I leave as a remnant.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:2 -

When the locusts finished eating the vegetation of the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive since he is so small? ”

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