ἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlós

Meanings

Same root

• ἁμαρτάνωhamartánō · G264properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin

Where it appears

Appears 47 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 9:10 Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.
• Matthew 9:11 But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”
• Matthew 9:13 Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
• Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”
• Matthew 26:45 Then he came to the disciples and said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
• Mark 2:15 Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.)