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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G2436 - Merciful

Strong's No.:G2436

Greek:ἵλεως

Transliteration:hileōs

Phonetic:hil'-eh-oce

Word Origin:Perhaps from the alternate form of G138

Bible Usage:be it far merciful.

Part of Speech:Adjective

Strongs
Definition:

cheerful (as attractive) that is propitious; adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious! that is (in averting some calamity) far be it


Thayers
Definition:

1. propitious, merciful


Bible References:
Merciful

Translation
Occurrences:
far ( 1 )
merciful ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.