Strong's Lexicon

G2434

G2434 — ἱλασμός

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekhilasmosnounOccurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G2434
Word:ἱλασμός
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:(not given)
Language:Greek
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:hilasmos
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:hil-as-mos'
Meaning:1. atonement 2. (concretely) an expiator
KJV Renderings:propitiation

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἱλασμός, ἱλασμοῦ, (ἱλάσκομαι);

1. an appeasing, propitiating, Vulg.propitiatio (Plutarch, de sera num. vind. c. 17; plural joined with καθαρμοι, Plutarch, Sol. 12; with the genitive of the object τῶν θεῶν, the Orphica Arg. 39; Plutarch, Fab. 18; θεῶν μῆνιν ἱλασμοῦ καί χαριστηριων δεομένην, vit. Camill. 7 at the end; ποιεῖσθαι ἱλασμόν, of a priest offering an expiatory sacrifice, 2Ma 3:33).

2. in Alex. usage the means of appeasing, a propitiation: Philo, alleg. leg. 3: § 61; προσοίσουσιν ἱλασμόν, for çÇèÈÌàú, Eze 44:27; περί τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν, of Christ, 1Jn 2:2; 1Jn 4:10 (κριός τοῦ ἱλασμοῦ, Num 5:8; (cf. ἡμέρα τοῦ ἱλασμοῦ, Lev 25:9); also for ñÀìÄéçÈä, forgiveness, Psa 129:4 (); Dan 9:9, Theod.). (Cf. Trench, § lxxvii.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἱλασμός (propitiation)

1 John 2:2

KJV: And he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but also for the whole world
GK: και αυτός ιλασμός εστι περί των αμαρτιών ημών ου περί των ημετέρων δε μόνον αλλά και περί όλου του κόσμου

1 John 4:10

KJV: Herein is love not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son the propitiation for our sins
GK: εν τούτω εστίν η αγάπη ουχ ότι ημείς ηγάπησαμεν τον θεόν αλλ΄ ότι αυτός ηγάπησεν ημάς και απέστειλε τον υιόν αυτού ιλασμόν περί των αμαρτιών ημών
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