Strong G2434ἱλασμός
propitiation
- Transliteration
- hilasmos
- Pronunciation
- hil-as-mos'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
atonement that is (concretely) an expiator: - propitiation.
Detailed definition
ἱλασμός, -οῦ
(ἱλάσκομαι), [in LXX: Lev.25:9, Num.5:8 (כִּפֻּר), Psa.130:4, Da TH Dan.9:9 (סְלִיחָה), Amo.8:14 (אַשְׁמָה), Eze.44:27 (חַטָּאָה), 1Ch.28:20, Sir.18:20 A, 2Ma.3:33 *;]
1. an appeasing (Plut.).
2. a means of appeasing, propitiation (Philo; Nu, Ez, ll.with): 1Jn.2:2 Jn 4:10.
3. In LXX also forgiveness (Ps, Da TH, ll.with).†
(AS)
(ἱλάσκομαι), [in LXX: Lev.25:9, Num.5:8 (כִּפֻּר), Psa.130:4, Da TH Dan.9:9 (סְלִיחָה), Amo.8:14 (אַשְׁמָה), Eze.44:27 (חַטָּאָה), 1Ch.28:20, Sir.18:20 A, 2Ma.3:33 *;]
1. an appeasing (Plut.).
2. a means of appeasing, propitiation (Philo; Nu, Ez, ll.with): 1Jn.2:2 Jn 4:10.
3. In LXX also forgiveness (Ps, Da TH, ll.with).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2434 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- propitiation2
First verses
- 1 John 2:2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
- 1 John 4:10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἱλᾰσ-μός [ῑ], ὁ,
a means of appeasing, in plural, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Solon” 12, 5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Argonautica” 39, 554,etc.)]
2 atonement, sinoffering, [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Eze.44.27, LXX.2Mac.3.33, NT.1John.2.2, 4.10, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.121.)]
a means of appeasing, in plural, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Solon” 12, 5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Argonautica” 39, 554,etc.)]
2 atonement, sinoffering, [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Eze.44.27, LXX.2Mac.3.33, NT.1John.2.2, 4.10, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.121.)]