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Strong's G2436 ἵλεως (hileos)

Hileos means “be it far” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2436 — cheyq (“bosom”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2436
Language Greek
Linked Usages 36
Books 16

Strong's G2436 Quick Answer

Strong's G2436 ἵλεως (hileos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hileos (hil'-eh-oce) adj. 1. cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious 2. (adverbially, by Hebraism) God be gracious! It has 36 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include far. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
hileos (hil'-eh-oce) adj. 1. cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious 2. (adverbially, by Hebraism) God be gracious!
Usage
36 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
far

Meaning and Definition

hileos (hil'-eh-oce) adj. 1. cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious 2. (adverbially, by Hebraism) God be gracious! 3. (in averting some calamity) far be it [perhaps from the alternate form of G138] KJV: be it far, merciful Root(s): G138

Original Word
ἵλεως
Transliteration
hileos
Derivation
Root: αἱρέομαι R1: 138
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2436. 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)

propitious/gracious

Usage: ἵλεως, -ων (Att.. for ἵλαος), [in LXX for חָלִיל, 1Ki.14:45, 2Ki.20:20, al.; ἵ. εἶναι, סָלַח, 3Ki.8:30 ff. Jer.31:34, al. ;] propitious, merciful: τ. ἀδικίαες, Heb.8:12 (Je, l.with; cf.1 Ki, l.with); ἵ. σοι (sc. ἔστω ὁ θεός), Mat.16:22 (cf. 1Sam, l.with).† (AS)

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How Strong's G2436 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render hileos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G2436 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. 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 25 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 G2436 (ἵλεως) appears 35 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2436 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 G2436 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 16:22 KJV

Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

Hebrews 8:12 KJV

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Strong's G2436 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 43:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And he said to them, God deal mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Simeon out to them.

Exodus 32:12 Septuagint / Brenton

Take heed lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be merciful to the sin of thy people,

Numbers 14:19 Septuagint / Brenton

Forgive this people their sin according to thy great mercy, as thou wast favorable to them from Egypt until now.

Strong's G2436 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

9 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 2:21 Septuagint / Brenton

God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances.

2 Maccabees 2:7 Septuagint / Brenton

Which when Jeremiah perceived, he blamed them, saying, As for that place, it shall be unknown until the time that God gather his people again together, and receive them unto mercy.

2 Maccabees 2:22 Septuagint / Brenton

and recovered again the temple renowned all the world over, and freed the city, and upheld the laws which were going down, the Lord being gracious unto them with all favor:

Usage Excerpts

First 36 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2436.

Genesis 43:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to them, God deal mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Simeon out to them.
Exodus 32:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take heed lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be merciful to the sin of thy people,
Numbers 14:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Forgive this people their sin according to thy great mercy, as thou wast favorable to them from Egypt until now.
Numbers 14:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, I am gracious to them according to thy word.
Deuteronomy 21:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, that innocent blood may not be charged on thy people Israel: and the blood shall be atoned for to them.
2 Kingdoms 20:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.
2 Kingdoms 23:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, O Lord, forbid that I should do this, that I should drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives: and he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
3 Kingdoms 8:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall pray toward this place; and thou shalt hear in thy dwelling place in heaven, and thou shalt do and be gracious.
3 Kingdoms 8:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shalt thou hear from heaven, and be gracious to the sins of thy people Israel, and thou shalt restore them to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
3 Kingdoms 8:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then thou shalt hear from heaven, and be merciful to the sins of thy servant and of thy people Israel; for thou shalt show them the good way to walk in it, and thou shalt give rain upon the earth which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
3 Kingdoms 8:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shalt thou hearken from heaven, out of thine established dwelling place, and shalt be merciful, and shalt do, and recompense to every man according to his ways, as thou shalt know his heart, for thou alone knowest the heart of all the children of men:
3 Kingdoms 8:50 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou shalt be merciful to their unrighteousness wherein they have trespassed against thee, and according to all their transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against thee, and thou shalt cause them to be pitied before them that carried them captives, and they shall have compassion on them:
1 Chronicles 11:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God forbid that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men with their lives? for with the peril of their lives they brought it. So he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
2 Chronicles 6:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt hear the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, whatsoever prayers they shall make toward this place: and thou shalt hearken in thy dwelling place out of heaven, yea thou shalt hear, and be merciful.
2 Chronicles 6:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shalt thou hearken out of heaven and shalt be merciful to the sins of thy people Israel, and thou shalt restore them to the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.
2 Chronicles 6:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shalt thou hearken from heaven, and thou shalt be merciful to the sins of thy servants, and of thy people Israel; for thou shalt show them the good way in which they shall walk; and thou shalt send rain upon thy land, which thou gavest to thy people for an inheritance.
2 Chronicles 6:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shalt thou hear out of heaven, out of thy prepared dwelling place, their prayer and their supplication, and thou shalt execute justice, and shalt be merciful to thy people that sin against thee.
2 Chronicles 7:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then if my people, on whom my name is called, should repent, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, I also will hear from heaven, and I will be merciful to their sins, and I will heal their land.
Isaiah 54:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
shall the mountains depart, nor shall thy hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail thee, nor shall the covenant of thy peace be at all removed: for the Lord who is gracious to thee has spoken it.
Jeremiah 5:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Run ye about in the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and know, and seek in her broad places, if ye can find one, if there is anyone that does judgment, and seeks faithfulness; and I will pardon them, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 5:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In what way shall I forgive thee for these things? Thy sons have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: and I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and lodged in harlots’ houses.
Jeremiah 27:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In those days, and at that time, they shall seek for the iniquity of Israel, and there shall be none; and for the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will be merciful to them that are left
Jeremiah 38:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall not at all teach every one his fellow citizen, and every one his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them: for I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins I will remember no more.
Jeremiah 43:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the evils which I purpose to do to them; that they may turn from their evil way; and so I will be merciful to their iniquities and their sins.
Amos 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when he had finished devouring the grass of the land, that I said, Lord God, be merciful; who shall raise up Jacob? for he is small in number.
Matthew 16:22 New Testament, KJV
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
Hebrews 8:12 New Testament, KJV
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
1 Maccabees 2:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances.
2 Maccabees 2:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Which when Jeremiah perceived, he blamed them, saying, As for that place, it shall be unknown until the time that God gather his people again together, and receive them unto mercy.
2 Maccabees 2:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and recovered again the temple renowned all the world over, and freed the city, and upheld the laws which were going down, the Lord being gracious unto them with all favor:
2 Maccabees 7:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But I, as my brethren, offer up my body and life for the laws of our fathers, beseeching God that he would speedily be merciful unto our nation; and that thou by torments and plagues mayest confess, that he alone is God;
2 Maccabees 10:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and fell down at the foot of the altar, and besought him to be merciful to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and an adversary to their adversaries, as the law declareth.
4 Maccabees 6:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Be merciful to thy people, and be satisfied with the punishment of me on their account.
4 Maccabees 8:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now they having listened to these words of persuasion, and seeing the fearful instruments, not only were not afraid, but even answered the arguments of the tyrant, and through their good reasoning destroyed his power.
4 Maccabees 9:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
by which means our just and paternal Providence, becoming merciful to the nation, will punish the pestilent tyrant.
4 Maccabees 12:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
will not forsake the testimony of my brethren.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2436, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2436 FAQ

What does hileos (ἵλεως) mean?

Hileos (Strong's G2436) is a Greek word most simply glossed "be it far". hileos (hil'-eh-oce) adj. 1. cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious 2. (adverbially, by Hebraism) God be gracious!

How many times is hileos (ἵλεως) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 36 linked usages for Strong's G2436 across 16 books.

Where can I study hileos (ἵλεως) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2436 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate hileos (ἵλεως)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as far. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2436 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 25 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 9 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2436, with linked reader references where each row is available.