Strong's G2436

ἵλεως

Transliteration

híleōs

Definition

cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious; adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious!, i.e. (in averting some calamity) far be it

KJV usage

be it far, merciful

Derivation

perhaps from the alternate form of G138 (αἱρέομαι);

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Greek dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.