to propitiate

Greek Verb

ἱλάσκομαι (ἵλαος = ἵλεως) [in LXX (cf. Westc, Epp. Jo., 85 f.) for סָלַח, 4Ki.5:18 24:4, Psa.25:11, La 3:42, Da TH Dan.9:19; כָּפַר pi, Psa.65:3 78:38 79:9; נָחַם ni, Exo.32:14, Est.4:17 *;] 1) in cl, with accusative of person(s), to conciliate, appease, propitiate (= ἐξιλάσκομαι, Gen.32:20, Pro.16:14, Mal.1:9, al.). 2) In LXX (Thackeray, Gr., 270, 1.), Inscr. (Deiss, BS, 224 f.), and NT, to be propitious, merciful (with dative of thing(s), Psa.79:9, al.): with dative of person(s) (4Ki.5:18), Luk.18:13. 3) As in Philo (= ἐξιλάσκ, in LXX: Eze.43:22, al.), to expiate, make propitiation for: τ. ἁμαρτίας, Heb.2:17 (Cremer, 301 ff, 735). (AS)

to propitiate

Greek Verb

ἱλᾰσ-κομαι, future ἱλάσομαι [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+] Oracle texts cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+] also ἱλάξομαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]aorist 1 ἱλᾰσάμην, Epic dialect participle ἱλασσάμενοι [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect subjunctive 2nd pers. singular ἱλάσσεαι [Refs], -ηαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; infinitive ἱλάσσασθαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+] —passive (see. below [Refs]. [ῑ regularly (written ι, not ει, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ῐ [Refs 8th c.BC+]: (ἵλαος):—appease, in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σπονδῇσι θύεσσί τε ἱλάσκεσθαι (i.e. θεούς) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; with participle, ἱλάσκομαι πέμπων by presenting, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦτον (i.e. θεὸν) ἱλάσκου ποῶν μηδὲν ἄτοπον [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the dead as heroized, θυσίῃσί τινα ἱ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) of men, conciliate, ἱ. τινὰ χρήμασι [Refs]; πῶς ἱλασόμεθα καὶ τίνι λόγ; [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) expiate, τὰς ἁμαρτίας [NT] II) passive with future ἱλάσομαι, also ἱλασθής ομαι variant in [LXX]aorist 1 ἱλάσθην[LXX]:—to be merciful, gracious, τινι [same places]; ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ [LXX+NT]infinitive, ἱλάσθη κύριος περιποιῆσαι τὸν λαόν[LXX]

Greek

Verb

to conciliate, i.e. (transitively) to atone for (sin), or (intransitively) be propitious; be merciful, make reconciliation for; middle voice from the same as g2436 (ἵλεως)