ἱλάσκομαι hiláskomai

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: be merciful, make reconciliation for

Derivation: middle voice from the same as G2436 (ἵλεως);

Where it is used

• Luke 18:13 But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
• Hebrews 2:17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.