Strong's Lexicon
G2434 — ἱλασμός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
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, ὁ (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
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