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Strong's G2435 ἱλαστήριον (hilasterion)

Hilasterion means “mercyseat” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2435 — chitson (“outer”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2435
Language Greek
Linked Usages 22
Books 8

Strong's G2435 Quick Answer

Strong's G2435 ἱλαστήριον (hilasterion) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hilasterion (hil-as-tay'-ree-on) n. 1. an expiatory (place or thing) 2. (concretely) an atoning victim It has 22 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include propitiatory, mercy, seat, blood, and two. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
hilasterion (hil-as-tay'-ree-on) n. 1. an expiatory (place or thing) 2. (concretely) an atoning victim
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
propitiatory, mercy, seat, blood, and two

Meaning and Definition

hilasterion (hil-as-tay'-ree-on) n. 1. an expiatory (place or thing) 2. (concretely) an atoning victim 3. (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple) [neuter of a derivative of G2433] KJV: mercyseat, propitiation Root(s): G2433

Original Word
ἱλαστήριον
Transliteration
hilasterion
Derivation
Root: ἱλάσκομαι R1: 2433
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2435. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

propitiation

Usage: ἱλαστήριος, -α, -ον (ἱλάσκομαι), [in LXX: 4Ma.17:22; neut., Exo.25:16 (17) ff. Exo.31:7 35:12 37:6 ff., Lev.16:2, 13 ff. Num.7:89 (כַּפֹּרֶת), Eze.43:14, 17 43:20 (עֲזָרָה) Amo.9:1 (on the original here, see Deiss., BS, 127)* ;] propitiatory (μνῆμα, FlJ, Ant., xvi, 7, 1; θάνατος, 2Mac, l.with): of Christ, Rom.3:25; as subst., το ἱ. (sc. ἐπίθεμα, Exo.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), Heb.9:5.† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

propitiatory mercy seat blood two ark shalt cherubs upon make cubits cubit

How Strong's G2435 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2435 (ἱλαστήριον) appears 27 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2435 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2435 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Romans 3:25 KJV

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

Hebrews 9:5 KJV

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

Strong's G2435 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 25:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half.

Exodus 25:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

Exodus 25:19 Septuagint / Brenton

They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.

Strong's G2435 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

4 Maccabees 17:22 Septuagint / Brenton

For they became the atonement to the sin of the nation; and the Divine Providence saved Israel, aforetime afflicted, by the blood of those pious ones, and their propitiatory death.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2435.

Exodus 25:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half.
Exodus 25:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.
Exodus 25:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.
Exodus 25:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.
Exodus 25:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.
Exodus 25:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel.
Exodus 31:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the covenant, and the propitiatory that is upon it, and the furniture of the tabernacle,
Exodus 38:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made the propitiatory over the ark of pure gold,
Exodus 38:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
one cherub on the one end of the propitiatory, and another cherub on the other end of the propitiatory,
Exodus 38:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings.
Leviticus 16:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Speak to Aaron thy brother, and let him not come in at all times into the holy place within the veil before the propitiatory, which is upon the ark of the testimony, and he shall not die; for I will appear in a cloud on the propitiatory.
Leviticus 16:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense shall cover the mercy seat over the tables of testimony, and he shall not die.
Leviticus 16:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall take of the blood of the calf, and sprinkle with his finger on the mercy seat eastward: before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle seven times of the blood with his finger.
Leviticus 16:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall kill the goat for the sin offering that is for the people, before the Lord; and he shall bring in of its blood within the veil, and shall do with its blood as he did with the blood of the calf, and shall sprinkle its blood on the mercy seat, in front of the mercy seat.
Numbers 7:89 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When Moses went into the tabernacle of witness to speak to God, then he heard the voice of the Lord speaking to him from off the mercy seat, which is upon the ark of the testimony, between the two cherubs; and he spoke to him.
Ezekiel 43:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
from the bottom at the commencement of the hollow part to this great mercy seat, from beneath was two cubits, and the breadth was a cubit; and from the little mercy seat to the great mercy seat, four cubits, and the breadth was a cubit.
Ezekiel 43:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the mercy seat shall be fourteen cubits in length, by fourteen cubits in breadth on its four sides; and there shall be a border to it carried round about it of half a cubit; and the rim of it shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof looking eastward.
Ezekiel 43:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall take of its blood, and shall put it on the four horns of the altar, and upon the four corners of the propitiatory, and upon the base round about, and they shall make atonement for it.
Amos 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I saw the Lord standing on the altar: and he said, Smite the mercy seat, and the porch shall be shaken: and cut through into the heads of all; and I will slay the remnant of them with the sword: no one of them fleeing shall escape, and no one of them striving to save himself shall be delivered.
Romans 3:25 New Testament, KJV
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Hebrews 9:5 New Testament, KJV
And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
4 Maccabees 17:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For they became the atonement to the sin of the nation; and the Divine Providence saved Israel, aforetime afflicted, by the blood of those pious ones, and their propitiatory death.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2435, grouped by book.

Exodus 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2435 FAQ

What does hilasterion (ἱλαστήριον) mean?

Hilasterion (Strong's G2435) is a Greek word most simply glossed "mercyseat". hilasterion (hil-as-tay'-ree-on) n. 1. an expiatory (place or thing) 2. (concretely) an atoning victim

How many times is hilasterion (ἱλαστήριον) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's G2435 across 8 books.

Where can I study hilasterion (ἱλαστήριον) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2435 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate hilasterion (ἱλαστήριον)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as propitiatory, mercy, seat, blood, two, and ark. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2435 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 19 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2435, with linked reader references where each row is available.