ἱλαστήριον
“propitiatory”
Primary meaning: propitiatory. Strong's: an expiatory (place or thing), i.e. (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple). Lexical nuances: propitiatory ( μνῆμα , FlJ, Ant. , xvi, 7, 1; θάνατος , II Mac, l.c.): of Christ, Ro 3:25 ; as subst., το ἱ. (sc. ἐπίθεμα , Ex 25:16 , 17 , where the word first occurs in LXX and where ἱ. ἐ. = כַּפֹּרֶת (q.v. in BDB, s.v.), elsewhere rendered simply τὸ ἱ ; cf. Deiss., 124 ff.; Westc., He. , in l.), He 9:5 .†
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
neuter of a derivative of G2433 (ἱλάσκομαι);
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: כַּפֹּרֶת (mercy seat, propitiatory cover) -> ἱλαστήριον (propitiatory)
LXX conceptual translation: H5835 -> ἱλαστήριον (propitiatory)
Key Biblical Occurrences (2)
Foundational passages where ἱλαστήριον (hilasterion) carries significant theological or narrative weight.