ἱλαστήριον
hilastērion · cover of expiation
Greek word · Strong’s number G2435 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hilastērion (ἱλαστήριον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “cover of expiation”.
The lid of the ark where the blood of atonement was sprinkled; a means of expiation.
How to say it
hi·las·tē·ri·on
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The gold lid of the ark, where blood was sprinkled to take away sin.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 3:25
whom God put forward as a cover of expiation through faith, in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins committed beforehand
- Hebrews 9:5
and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the cover of expiation; about these things it is not the time now to speak in detail.