Strong's Greek · G2435
ἱλαστήριον
hilastḗrion
Definitionan expiatory (place or thing), i.e. (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple)
Derivationneuter of a derivative of G2433 (ἱλάσκομαι);
KJV usagemercyseat, propitiation
Occurrences2 in the KJV · 2 verses
ἱλαστήριον in Scripture
Romans 3:25
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Hebrews 9:5
And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we can not now speak particularly.