Strong's G2436

ἵλεως(híleōs)

Language:: Greek (New Testament)

Definition

cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious; adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious!, i.e. (in averting some calamity) far be it

Derivation

perhaps from the alternate form of G138 (αἱρέομαι);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, ἵλεως is translated as: be it far, merciful.

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.