King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2436
Transliteration: hileōs
Phonetic Spelling: (hil'-eh-oce)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: propitious
Meaning: propitious
ἵλεως, ἱλεων (Attic for ἴλαος (cf. Winers Grammar, 22), from Homer down), propitious, merciful: ἔσομαι ἵλεως ταῖς ἀδικίαις, i. e. I will pardon, Hebrews 8:12; Jeremiah 38:34 (); Jeremiah 43:3 (); also ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις, 1 Kings 8:34; 2 Chronicles 6:25, 27, etc.; ἵλεως σοι, namely, ἔστω (or εἴη, Buttmann, § 129, 22) ὁ Θεός, i. e. God avert this from thee, Matthew 16:22; the Sept. for חָלִילָה followed by לְ, be it far from one, 2 Samuel 20:20; 2 Samuel 23:17.
Word Summary
hileōs: propitious
Original Word: ἵλεωςTransliteration: hileōs
Phonetic Spelling: (hil'-eh-oce)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: propitious
Meaning: propitious
Strong's Concordance
gracious, mercifulPerhaps from the alternate form of haireomai; 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.
see GREEK haireomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2436: ἵλεωςἵλεως, ἱλεων (Attic for ἴλαος (cf. Winers Grammar, 22), from Homer down), propitious, merciful: ἔσομαι ἵλεως ταῖς ἀδικίαις, i. e. I will pardon, Hebrews 8:12; Jeremiah 38:34