Word study · Greek
ἁμαρτία
hamartiaG0266sin
Used 173 times in the tagged text.
What it means
- as a principle and quality of action, = τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν, a sinning, sin
- As a generic term
- = ἁμάρτημα, a sinful deed, a sin
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ
- (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc. ;]
- prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word);
- (a) guilt, sin (Plat., Arist., al.);
- (b) more freq., from Æsch. down, a fault, failure. In NT (as LXX) always in ethical sense;
- 1. as a principle and quality of action, = τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν, a sinning, sin: Rom.5:12, 13 20; ὑφ᾽ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι, Rom.3:9; ἐπιμένειν, Rom.6:1; ἀποθνήσκειν, νεκρὸν εἶναι τῇ ἁ., Rom.6:2, 11; τὴν ἀ. γινώσκειν, Rom.7:7; σῶμα τῆς ἁ., Rom.6:6; ἀπάτη τῆς ἁ., Heb.3:13; personified as a ruling principle, ἁ. βασιλεύει, κυριεύει, etc., Rom.5:21 6:12, 14 7:17, 20; δουλεύειν, Rom.6:6; δοῦλος τῆς ἁ., ib. 17; νόμος τῆς ἁ., Rom.7:23 8:2; δύναμις τῆς ἁ., 1Co.15:56 (cf. Gen.4:7).
- 2. As a generic term (disting. fr. the specific terms ἁμάρτημα, which see, etc.) for concrete wrongdoing, violation of the divine law, sin: Jhn.8:46, Jas.1:15, al.; ποιεῖν (τὴν) ἁ., Jhn.8:34, 2Co.11:7, 1Jn.3:8; εἴχειν ἁ., Jhn.9:41 15:22, 24 19:11, 1Jn.1:8; in pl. ἁμαρτίαι, sin in the aggregate, 1Th.2:16 (see Milligan, in l.); ποιεῖν ἁμαρτίας, Jas.5:15; πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν, Jas.5:20, 1Pe.4:8; ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν, Mat.26:28, Mrk.1:4, al.; ἐν ἁμαρτίαις εἶναι, 1Co.15:17; collectively, αἴρειν τὴν ἁ. τ. κόσμου, Jhn.1:29; ἀποθνήσκειν ἐν τῇ ἁ., Jhn.8:21.
- 3. = ἁμάρτημα, a sinful deed, a sin: Mat.12:31, Act.7:60, 1Jn.5:16.
- SYN.: see: ἁμάρτημα. (AS)
Same idea, other words · Sin
Scripture pictures sin as missing the mark, twisting what is straight, crossing a line and lawlessness. No one word covers it.
- חָטָאchata to sinto miss the mark, to sinH2398
- עָוֺןavan iniquity: crimeiniquity, crookedness, and its guiltH5771
- פֶּ֫שַׁעpesah transgressiontransgression, rebellionH6588
- ἁμαρτίαhamartia sinsin, missing the markG0266
- ἀνομίαanomia lawlessnesslawlessnessG0458
- ἀδικίαadikia unrighteousnessunrighteousness, wrongdoingG0093
- παράπτωμαparaptōma trespasstrespass, a false stepG3900
Where it appears
- Matthew7
- Mark6
- Luke11
- John17
- Acts8
- Romans48
- 1 Corinthians4
- 2 Corinthians3
- Galatians3
- Ephesians1
- Colossians1
- 1 Thessalonians1
- 1 Timothy2
- 2 Timothy1
- Hebrews25
- James7
- 1 Peter6
- 2 Peter2
- 1 John17
- Revelation3
Every use · 151–173 of 173 · BSB
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
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