- Original: ἵλεως - Transliteration: Hileos - Phonetic: hil'-eh-oce - Definition: 1. propitious, merciful - Origin: perhaps from the alternate form of G138 - TDNT entry: 08:00,4 - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Perhaps from the alternate form of G138 ; cheerful (as attractive) that is propitious; adverbially (by hebraism) God be gracious! that is (in averting some calamity) far be it: - be it far merciful. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • far, 1 Mat 16:22 • merciful, 1 Hebrews 8:12