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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2436. ἵλεως (hileós) -- Merciful, propitious, gracious</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2436.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/romans/9-13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2436.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2436</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2435.htm" title="2435">◄</a> 2436. hileós <a href="../greek/2437.htm" title="2437">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">hileós: Merciful, propitious, gracious</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἵλεως</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>hileós<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hee'-leh-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hil'-eh-oce)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Merciful, propitious, gracious<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>propitious, forgiving, merciful.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a root word meaning "to be gracious" or "to be merciful."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of mercy is חֶסֶד (chesed), which is frequently translated as "lovingkindness" or "steadfast love."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "hileós" is used to describe a state of being merciful or gracious. It conveys the idea of showing favor or being inclined to forgive. In the New Testament, it often refers to God's merciful disposition towards humanity, highlighting His willingness to forgive sins and extend grace.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of mercy was often associated with the gods' favor towards humans. The term "hileós" would have been understood in this context as a divine attribute, reflecting a deity's benevolent and forgiving nature. In Jewish thought, mercy was a central attribute of God, deeply rooted in the Hebrew Scriptures, where God's covenantal love and compassion are frequently emphasized.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2436</b> <i>híleōs</i> (an adjective, used back in Attic Greek about <i>appeasing divine wrath</i>) – properly, <i>propitious</i>, describing God's covenant-mercy which rescues the believer by His <i>atonement</i> (bringing divine satisfaction).</p><p class="discovery">[<i>NAS dictionary</i>, "<a href="/greek/2436.htm">2436</a> (<i>híleōs</i>) is another spelling of <i>hilaos</i> (propitious)."]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>another spelling of hilaos (propitious, gracious)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>propitious<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>god forbid (1), merciful (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2436: ἵλεως</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἵλεως</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἱλεων</span> (Attic for <span class="greek2">ἴλαος</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 22), from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), <span class="accented">propitious, merciful</span>: <span class="greek2">ἔσομαι</span> <span class="greek2">ἵλεως</span> <span class="greek2">ταῖς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀδικίαις</span>, i. e. I will pardon, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8-12.htm">Hebrews 8:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/38-34.htm">Jeremiah 38:34</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Jer. 31:34>); <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/43-3.htm">Jeremiah 43:3</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Jer. 36:3>); also <span class="greek2">ταῖς</span> <span class="greek2">ἁμαρτίαις</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8-34.htm">1 Kings 8:34</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/6-25.htm">2 Chronicles 6:25, 27</a>, etc.; <span class="greek2">ἵλεως</span> <span class="greek2">σοι</span>, namely, <span class="greek2">ἔστω</span> (or <span class="greek2">εἴη</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 129, 22) <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεός</span>, i. e. God avert this from thee, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/16-22.htm">Matthew 16:22</a>; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">חָלִילָה</span> followed by <span class="hebrew">לְ</span>, <span class="accented">be it far from</span> one, <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-20.htm">2 Samuel 20:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/23-17.htm">2 Samuel 23:17</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>gracious, merciful<p>Perhaps from the alternate form of <a href="/greek/138.htm">haireomai</a>; 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. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/138.htm">haireomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ιλεως ιλεώς ίλεως ίλεώς ἵλεως Ἵλεώς hileos hileōs híleos híleōs Híleṓs ileos ileōs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/16-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 16:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῷ λέγων <b>Ἵλεώς</b> σοι κύριε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Him, saying, <span class="itali">God forbid</span> [it], Lord!<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> saying, <span class="itali">Be it far</span> from thee,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/16-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him saying <span class="itali">far be it</span> from you master<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/8-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 8:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι <b>ἵλεως</b> ἔσομαι ταῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL</span> TO THEIR INIQUITIES,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I will be <span class="itali">merciful</span> to their<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Because <span class="itali">merciful</span> I will be to the<p><b><a href="/greek/2436.htm">Strong's Greek 2436</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2436.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ileo_s_2436.htm">Ἵλεώς — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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