"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*"
Definition and meaning
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*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἵλεως
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hileos (G2436) across the King James Bible.
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
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Common questions
Strong's G2436 (hileos) is a Greek word that means: 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* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word hileos (G2436) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2436 is hileos, a Greek word defined as: 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.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hileos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.