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ἱλασμός
hilasmos
Stromg’s Definition:
atonement, that is, (concretely) an expiator: – propitiation.
Thayer Definition:
1) an appeasing, propitiating
2) the means of appeasing, a propitiation
Maybe it’s not so big.I think there might be atonement, expiation, and propitiation in view..
ἱλασμός certainly has to do with appeasing, which is true of both the word propitiation and expiation.
It is interesting to note that Num 35:33 in the LXX renders “ἐξιλασθήσεται” (which is from the same root word) from the Hebrew “יְכֻפַּר” (kaphar), which as seen in Gen 32:21 can refer to propitiation and not merely expiation.
Keep in mind that Christ is both the propitiation (taking the fullness of God’s wrath) and the expiation (taking our sins away) for our sins. Propitiation has more to do with appeasing wrath than expiation does.
the ESV got it wrong then too
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The translators of the LXX could not find a suitable word in Greek to convey the concept of expiation, so they used the term propitiation, but intending the Hebrew term to expiate, to cleanse, purge, blot out, remove, carry or bear away. Why would God need a gift to appease him if he has expiated (cleansed, blotted out) our sin as an expression of his love through a sin sacrifice? The purpose of the sacrifices was not to satisfy justice, but to CLEANSE the sinner. The victims were NOT being punished, okay? This is not rocket science. The sacrifices removed SIN. There are no passages ANYWHERE dealing with atonement that state the penalty was removed…only the SIN. In atonement(s), God deals with the CAUSE of punishment. Theologians who teach ‘propitiation’ try to convey that Jesus came to deal with our punishment! Cross-reference ‘blood’ and ‘sin’ and see what happens when you cross-reference ‘blood’ and ‘punishment’ or ‘penalty’ and the truth will become painfully clear.