Gloss
atoning sacrifice; atonement cover, the place where sins are forgiven; traditionally propitiation or mercy seat
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἱλαστήριον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration
hilastērion
Simplified transliteration
hilasterion
Numbers
Strong's number
2435
GK Number
2663
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2c
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἱλαστήριον
| Romans 3:25 | whom God set forth as an atoning (hilastērion | ἱλαστήριον | acc sg neut) sacrifice by his blood, obtainable through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over previous sins. |
| Hebrews 9:5 | Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the place of forgiveness (hilastērion | ἱλαστήριον | acc sg neut). Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. |
