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ἁμαρτία

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sin

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.

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

  1. 1 Peter 4:8ἁμαρτιῶν.of sins.

    Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

  2. 2 Peter 1:9ἁμαρτιῶν.sins.

    But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

  3. 2 Peter 2:14ἁμαρτίας,from sin,

    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.

  4. 1 John 1:7ἁμαρτίας.sin.

    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.

  5. 1 John 1:8ἁμαρτίανsin

    If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

  6. 1 John 1:9ἁμαρτίαςsins

    If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  7. 1 John 1:9ἁμαρτίας[our] sins

    If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  8. 1 John 2:2ἁμαρτιῶνsins

    He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

  9. 1 John 2:12ἁμαρτίαιsins

    I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.

  10. 1 John 3:4ἁμαρτίανsin

    Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

  11. 1 John 3:4ἁμαρτίαsin

    Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

  12. 1 John 3:5ἁμαρτίαςsins

    But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

  13. 1 John 3:5ἁμαρτίαsin

    But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

  14. 1 John 3:8ἁμαρτίανsin

    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.

  15. 1 John 3:9ἁμαρτίανsin

    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.

  16. 1 John 4:10ἁμαρτιῶνsins

    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.

  17. 1 John 5:16ἁμαρτίανa 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.

  18. 1 John 5:16ἁμαρτίαa 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.

  19. 1 John 5:17ἁμαρτίαsin

    All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.

  20. 1 John 5:17ἁμαρτίαsin

    All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.

  21. Revelation 1:5ἁμαρτιῶνsins

    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,

  22. Revelation 18:4ἁμαρτίαιςsins

    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.

  23. Revelation 18:5ἁμαρτίαιsins

    For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

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