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GreekG2435Noun (Neuter)

ἱλαστήριος

hilastērios

2Occurrences
G2435Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an expiatory (place or thing), i.e. (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple)

neuter of a derivative of G2433 (ἱλάσκομαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
propitiatory (μνῆμα, FlJ, Ant., xvi, 7, 1; θάνατος, 2Mac, l.with): of Christ., ἱ. (sc. ἐπίθεμα, where the word first occurs in LXX and where ἱ. ἐ. = *כַּפֹּרֶת *(which see in BDB, ), elsewhere rendered simply *τὸ ἱ; *cf. Deiss., 124 ff.; Westc., He., in l).
LXX: 4; neut., (17) ff. ff., ff. (כַּפֹּרֶת) (עֲזָרָה) (on the original here, see Deiss., BS, 127)*

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

ἱλαστήριος appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

Hebrews 9:5BSB

Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

Romans 3:25BSB

God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.