To propitiate
ἱλάσκομαιStrong’s G2433hilaskomai
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hilaskomai is the Greek word usually translated “do be merciful” and “make propitiation for”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do be merciful” and “make propitiation for”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do be merciful 1
- to make propitiation for 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ἱλάσκομαι hilaskomai · to propitiate
ἱλάσκομαι (ἵλαος = ἵλεως) [in LXX (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 85 f.) for סָלַח, 4Ki.5:18 24:4, Psa.25:11, La 3:42, Da TH Dan.9:19; כָּפַר pi., Psa.65:3 78:38 79:9; נָחַם ni., Exo.32:14, Est.4:17 * ;] 1. in cl., with accusative of person(s), to conciliate, appease, propitiate (= ἐξιλάσκομαι, Gen.32:20, Pro.16:14, Mal.1:9, al.). 2. In LXX (Thackeray, Gr., 270, 1.), Inscr. (Deiss., BS, 224 f.), and NT, to be propitious, merciful (with dative of thing(s), Psa.79:9, al.): with dative of person(s) (4Ki.5:18), Luk.18:13. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “propitiate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROPI'TIATE, verb transitive
[Latin propitio; pio. Eng. pity.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.