GreekG2434Noun (Masculine)
ἱλασμός
hilasmos
“propitiation”
2Occurrences
G2434Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
atonement, i.e. (concretely) an expiator
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.an appeasing .
2.a means of appeasing, propitiation (Philo; Nu, Ez, ll.with)
3.In LXX also forgiveness (Ps, Da TH, ll.with).
LXX: (כִּפֻּר), Da TH (סְלִיחָה), (אַשְׁמָה), (חַטָּאָה), A, *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
G:N-M
Full Description
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
ἱλασμός appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 John
2
Key Passages
1 John 2:2BSB
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 4:10BSB
And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
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