ἱλασμός
“an appeasing, a means of appeasing, propitiation”
Primary meaning: an appeasing, a means of appeasing, propitiation, forgiveness. Strong's: atonement, i.e. (concretely) an expiator. Lexical nuances: an appeasing (Plut.).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: כִּפּוּר (atonement, expiation (Yom Kippur)) -> ἱλασμός (an appeasing, a means of appeasing, propitiation)
LXX conceptual translation: H0819 -> ἱλασμός (an appeasing, a means of appeasing, propitiation)
LXX conceptual translation: חַטָּאָת (sin offering, purification offering, sin) -> ἱλασμός (an appeasing, a means of appeasing, propitiation)
LXX conceptual translation: סְלִיחָה (forgiveness, pardon) -> ἱλασμός (an appeasing, a means of appeasing, propitiation)
Key Biblical Occurrences (2)
Foundational passages where ἱλασμός (hilasmos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.