ἱλαστήριος
hilastēriospropitiationHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter2 occurrences2 books2 verses
Definition
ἱλαστήριος, -α, -ον
(ἱλάσκομαι), [in LXX: 4Ma.17.22; neut., Exodus 25:16 (17) ff. Exodus 31:7; 35:12; 37:6 ff., Leviticus 16:2, 13 ff. Numbers 7:89 (כַּפֹּרֶת), Ezekiel 43:14, 17; 43:20 (עֲזָרָה) Amos 9:1 (on the original here, see Deiss., BS, 127)* ;]
propitiatory (μνῆμα, FlJ, Ant., xvi, 7, 1; θάνατος, 2Mac, l.with): of Christ, Romans 3:25; as subst., το ἱ. (sc. ἐπίθεμα, Exodus 25:16-17, where the word first occurs in LXX and where ἱ. ἐ. = כַּפֹּרֶת (which see in BDB, see word), elsewhere rendered simply τὸ ἱ; cf. Deiss., 124 ff.; Westc., He., in l), Hebrews 9:5.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἱλαστήριος:
- כַּפֹּרֶתkap.po.ret“mercy seat”77%
- עֲזָרָהa.za.rah“enclosure”15%
- כַּפְתּוֹרkaph.tor“capital”8%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Romans 3:25ἱλαστήριον · [as an] atoning sacrificeGod presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
- Hebrews 9:5ἱλαστήριον · mercy seatAbove the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.