Strong’s G2433 · Greek
ἱλάσκομαι
hiláskomai · hil-as'-kom-ahee
Origin middle voice from the same as ἵλεως (G2436);
Meaning to conciliate, i.e. (transitively) to atone for (sin), or (intransitively) be propitious
In the King James Version be merciful, make reconciliation for.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
- Hebrews 2:17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.