hileos expresses mercy toward wrongdoing and, in Peter’s protest, a wish that an unwelcome outcome be averted.

The attested use first presents mercy in relation to iniquities and sins in Hebrews 8:12; it also occurs in Peter’s protest that a foretold outcome should never happen in Matthew 16:22.

1. Mercy toward iniquities and sins · common

   The nominative singular masculine form occurs in the statement about iniquities and sins in Hebrews 8:12. In Hebrews 8:12 the APB renders the clause, "For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more."

   Hebrews 8:12
2. Appeal that an outcome be averted · common

   The same nominative singular masculine form occurs in Peter’s rebuke concerning what is to happen to the Lord in Matthew 16:22. In Matthew 16:22 the APB renders Peter’s response, "Far be it from you, Lord; this shall never be to you."

   Matthew 16:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form within a statement of being "merciful toward their iniquities" in Hebrews 8:12 and within Peter’s "Far be it from you" in Matthew 16:22. These are clause-level presentations rather than fixed English equivalents.