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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] 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

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:12 - Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:19 - Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:20 - And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:8 - Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:20

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17 - And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:30 - And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:34 - Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:36 - Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:39 - Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 - And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:21 - Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:25 - Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:27 - Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:39 - Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14 - If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:10 - For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:1 - Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 - How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:34 - And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:3 - It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:20 - In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:2 - And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
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