Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἵλεως
Greek transliteration
hileōs
Simplified transliteration
hileos

Numbers

Strong's number
2436
GK Number
2664

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-5a
Gloss
forgiving, gracious; (may God be) gracious!, God forbid!
Definition
propitious, favorable, merciful, gracious, Heb. 8:12; from the Hebrew, ἵλεως σοι (ὁ θεός) God have mercy on thee, God forbid, far be it from thee, Mt. 16:22*

Greek-English Concordance for ἵλεως

Matthew 16:22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far (hileōs | ἵλεως | nom sg masc) be it from you, Lord! This must never happen to you.”
Hebrews 8:12 For I will be gracious (hileōs | ἵλεως | nom sg masc) toward their iniquities and I will never again remember their sins.”

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