Strong’s G2436 · Greek
ἵλεως
híleōs · hil'-eh-oce
Origin perhaps from the alternate form of αἱρέομαι (G138);
Meaning cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious; adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious!, i.e. (in averting some calamity) far be it
In the King James Version be it far, merciful.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 16:22Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
- Hebrews 8:12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
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.