verb

hilaskimō

Greekἱλάσκομαι (hilaskomai)

Strong’sG2433

I have mercy on, forgive

stem hilask-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

make atonement1×merciful1×

What it means

ἱλάσκομαι

(< ἵλαος = ἵλεως), [in LXX (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 85 f.) for סלח, IV Ki 5:18 24:4, Ps 24(25):11, La 3:42, Da TH 9:19; כּפר pi., Ps 64(65):3 77(78):38 78(79):9; נחם ni., Ex 32:14, Es 4:17*;]

1. in cl., c. acc. pers., to conciliate, appease, propitiate (= ἐξιλάσκομαι, Ge 32:20, Pr 16:14, Ma 1:9, al.).

2. In LXX (Thackeray, Gr., 270, f.), Inscr. (Deiss., BS, 224 f.), and NT, to be propitious, merciful (c. dat. rei, Ps 78(79):9, al.): c. dat. pers. (IV Ki 5:18), Lk 18:13.

3. As in Philo (= ἐξιλάσκ-, in LXX: Ez 43:22, al.), to expiate, make propitiation for: τ. ἁμαρτίας, He 2:17 (Cremer, 301 ff., 735).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2433 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhil-as'-kom-ahee

to conciliate, i.e. (transitively) to atone for (sin), or (intransitively) be propitious

Frommiddle voice from the same as G2436;

King Jamesbe merciful, make reconciliation for.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
hilaskisarἱλάσθητί	happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular	merciful	1×
hilaskirōἱλάσκεσθαι	happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive	make atonement	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	hilaskimō	hilaskime	hilaskimi	hilaskima	hilaskimē	hilaskimelē
you 2nd person singular	hilaskisō	hilaskise	hilaskisi	hilaskisa	hilaskisē	hilaskiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hilaskitō	hilaskite	hilaskiti	hilaskita	hilaskitē	hilaskitelē
we 1st person plural	hilaskinō	hilaskine	hilaskini	hilaskina	hilaskinē	hilaskinelē
ye 2nd person plural	hilaskivō	hilaskive	hilaskivi	hilaskiva	hilaskivē	hilaskivelē
they 3rd person plural	hilaskilō	hilaskile	hilaskili	hilaskila	hilaskilē	hilaskilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	hilaskimeiō	hilaskimeia	hilaskimeiē
you 2nd person singular	hilaskiseiō	hilaskiseia	hilaskiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hilaskiteiō	hilaskiteia	hilaskiteiē
we 1st person plural	hilaskineiō	hilaskineia	hilaskineiē
ye 2nd person plural	hilaskiveiō	hilaskiveia	hilaskiveiē
they 3rd person plural	hilaskileiō	hilaskileia	hilaskileiē

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	hilaskisōr	hilaskisar1×ἱλάσθητί	hilaskisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hilaskitōr	hilaskitar	hilaskitēr
ye 2nd person plural	hilaskivōr	hilaskivar	hilaskivēr
they 3rd person plural	hilaskilōr	hilaskilar	hilaskilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	hilaskimoiō	hilaskimoia
you 2nd person singular	hilaskisoiō	hilaskisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hilaskitoiō	hilaskitoia
we 1st person plural	hilaskinoiō	hilaskinoia
ye 2nd person plural	hilaskivoiō	hilaskivoia
they 3rd person plural	hilaskiloiō	hilaskiloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acted on passive voice	hilaskirō1×ἱλάσκεσθαι	hilaskiri	hilaskira	hilaskirē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acted on passive voice	hilaskirōtos	hilaskiritos	hilaskiratos	hilaskirētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

hilaskstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

hilask is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

hilaskisar“merciful”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular1×

Luke 18:13“merciful”tos de telōnos makrothen histanarētos ouk thelate oude toin ofthalmoin epairara eis ton ouranon, alla tuptate tem stēthem autou legarōtos; Tor theor, hilaskisar mi to hamartōlo.But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

hilaskirō“make atonement”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive1×

Hebrews 2:17“make atonement”hothen ofeilate kata panteim toi adelfoi homoiira, hina eleēmōnos gineteia kai pistos archierevos teim pros ton theon, eis tem hilaskirō tain hamartain tou laou;For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.