ἵλεωςhíleōs
GreekG24362 occurrences (KJV)
cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious; adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious!, i.e. (in averting some calamity) far be it
KJV renders it: be it far, merciful
Where it appears
- Matt 16:22Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”
- Heb 8:12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.”
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.