ἱλασμόςhilasmós
atonement, i.e. (concretely) an expiator
Greek (New Testament) · G2434
Meanings
1. an appeasing.
2. a means of appeasing, propitiation (Philo; Numbers 5:8, Ezekiel 44:27): 1 John 2:2, 1 John 4:10.
3. In LXX also forgiveness (Psalms 130:4, Daniel 9:9).
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 1 John 2:2 He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
- 1 John 4:10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.