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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 - But he said, “Peace be to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; your [fn]money was in my possession.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:12 - “Why should the Egyptians talk, saying, ‘With evil motives He brought them out, to kill them on the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your burning anger and relent of doing harm to Your people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:19 - “Please forgive the guilt of this people in accordance with the greatness of Your mercy, just as You also have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:20 -

So the LORD said, “I have forgiven them in accordance with your word;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:8 - ‘[fn]Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, LORD, and do not place the guilt for innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the guilt for bloodshed shall be [fn]forgiven them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:20 - Joab replied, “Far be it, far be it from me that I would consume or destroy!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17 - and he said, “Far be it from me, LORD, that I would do this! Should I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:30 - “And listen to the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place; hear in heaven Your dwelling place; hear and forgive!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:34 - then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:36 - then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel; indeed, teach them the good way in which they are to walk. And provide rain on Your land, which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:39 - then hear in heaven, Your dwelling place, and forgive and act, and give to each in accordance with all his ways, whose heart You know—for You alone know the hearts of all [fn]mankind—

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - and forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all their wrongdoings which they have committed against You, and make them objects of compassion before those who have taken them captive, so that they will have compassion on them

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 - and he said, “Far be it from me before my God that I would do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who went [fn]at the risk of their lives? For they brought it at the risk of their lives.” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:21 - “Listen to the pleadings of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place; hear from Your dwelling place, from heaven; hear and forgive.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:25 - then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You have given to them and to their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:27 - then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel; indeed, teach them the good way in which they are to walk. And provide rain on Your land, which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:39 - then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleadings, and maintain their cause, and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14 - and My people [fn]who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I 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 may be removed and the hills may shake,

But My [fn]favor will not be removed from you,

Nor will My covenant of peace be shaken,”

Says the LORD who has compassion on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:1 -

“Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem,

And look and take notice.

And seek in her public squares,

If you can find a person,

If there is one who does justice, who seeks honesty,

Then I will forgive [fn]her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 -

“Why should I forgive you?

Your sons have forsaken Me

And sworn by those who are not gods.

When I had fed them to the full,

They committed adultery

And stayed at the prostitute’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:34 - “They will not teach again, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the LORD, “for I will forgive their wrongdoing, and their sin I will no longer remember.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:3 - “Perhaps the house of Judah will listen to all the disaster which I plan to carry out against them, so that every person will turn from his evil way; then I will forgive their wrongdoing and their sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:20 - ‘In those days and at that time,’ declares the LORD, ‘search will be made for the wrongdoing of Israel, but there will be none; and for the sins of Judah, but they will not be found; for I will forgive those whom I leave as a remnant.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:2 - And it came about, [fn]when it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,

“Lord GOD, please pardon!

How can Jacob stand?

For he is small.”

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