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ἱλάσκομαιhiláskomai
GreekG24332 occurrences (KJV)

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

KJV renders it: be merciful, make reconciliation for

Where it appears

  • Luke 18:13But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
  • Heb 2:17Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.