ἁμαρτίαhamartía
properly a missing the mark; in classical Greek
Greek (New Testament) · G266
Meanings
(a) guilt, sin
(b) more frequently, 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: Romans 5:12, Romans 5:13, Romans 5:20; ὑφ’ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι, Romans 3:9; ἐπιμένειν, Romans 6:1; ἀποθνήσκειν, νεκρὸν εἶναι τῇ ἁ., Romans 6:2, Romans 6:11; τὴν ἀ. γινώσκειν, Romans 7:7; σῶμα τῆς ἁ., Romans 6:6; ἀπάτη τῆς ἁ., Hebrews 3:13; personified as a ruling principle, ἁ. βασιλεύει, κυριεύει, etc., Romans 5:21, Romans 6:12, Romans 6:14, Romans 7:17, Romans 7:20; δουλεύειν, Romans 6:6; δοῦλος τῆς ἁ., Romans 6:17; νόμος τῆς ἁ., Romans 7:23, Romans 8:2; δύναμις τῆς ἁ., 1 Corinthians 15:56 (cf. Genesis 4:7).
2. As a generic term (distinguished fr. the specific terms ἁμάρτημα, see that word, etc.) for concrete wrongdoing, violation of the divine law, sin: John 8:46, James 1:15, and elsewhere; ποιεῖν (τὴν) ἁ., John 8:34, 2 Corinthians 11:7, 1 John 3:8; εἴχειν ἁ., John 9:41, John 15:22, John 15:24, John 19:11, 1 John 1:8; in plural ἁμαρτίαι, sin in the aggregate, 1 Thessalonians 2:16; ποιεῖν ἁμαρτίας, James 5:15; πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν, James 5:20, 1 Peter 4:8; ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν, Matthew 26:28, Mark 1:4, and elsewhere; ἐν ἁμαρτίαις εἶναι, 1 Corinthians 15:17; collectively, αἴρειν τὴν ἁ. τ. κόσμου, John 1:29; ἀποθνήσκειν ἐν τῇ ἁ., John 8:21.
3. = ἁμάρτημα, a sinful deed, a sin: Matthew 12:31, Acts 7:60, 1 John 5:16.
Synonyms
see ἁμάρτημα.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 173 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
- Matthew 3:6 And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.
- Matthew 9:2 Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.”
- Matthew 9:5 Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’?
- Matthew 9:6 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
- Matthew 12:31 “So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven.
See every passage
- Matthew 1:21, 3:6, 9:2, 9:5, 9:6, 12:31, 26:28
- Mark 1:4, 1:5, 2:5, 2:7, 2:9, 2:10
- Luke 1:77, 3:3, 5:20, 5:21, 5:23, 5:24, 7:47, 7:48, 7:49, 11:4, 24:47
- John 1:29, 8:21, 8:24, 8:34, 8:46, 9:34, 9:41, 15:22, 15:24, 16:8, 16:9, 19:11, 20:23
- Acts 2:38, 3:19, 5:31, 7:60, 10:43, 13:38, 22:16, 26:18
- Romans 3:9, 3:20, 4:7, 4:8, 5:12, 5:13, 5:20, 5:21, 6:1, 6:2, 6:6, 6:7, 6:10, 6:11, 6:12, 6:13, 6:14, 6:16, 6:17, 6:18, 6:20, 6:22, 6:23, 7:5, 7:7, 7:8, 7:9, 7:11, 7:13, 7:14, 7:17, 7:20, 7:23, 7:25, 8:2, 8:3, 8:10, 11:27, 14:23
- 1 Corinthians 15:3, 15:17, 15:56
- 2 Corinthians 5:21, 11:7
- Galatians 1:4, 2:17, 3:22
- Ephesians 2:1
- Colossians 1:14
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16
- 1 Timothy 5:22, 5:24
- 2 Timothy 3:6
- Hebrews 1:3, 2:17, 3:13, 4:15, 5:1, 5:3, 7:27, 8:12, 9:26, 9:28, 10:2, 10:3, 10:4, 10:6, 10:8, 10:11, 10:12, 10:17, 10:18, 10:26, 11:25, 12:1, 12:4, 13:11
- James 1:15, 2:9, 4:17, 5:15, 5:16, 5:20
- 1 Peter 2:22, 2:24, 3:18, 4:1, 4:8
- 2 Peter 1:9, 2:14
- 1 John 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 2:2, 2:12, 3:4, 3:5, 3:8, 3:9, 4:10, 5:16, 5:17
- Revelation 1:5, 18:4, 18:5
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.