παράπτωμαparáptōma
a side-slip (lapse or deviation), i.e. (unintentional) error or (wilful) transgression
Greek (New Testament) · G3900
Meanings
1. a false step, a blunder.
2. Ethically, a misdeed, trespass (LXX): Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Mark 11:25, Mark 11:26, Romans 4:25, Romans 5:15 ff. Romans 11:11, Romans 11:12, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Galatians 6:1, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 2:1, Ephesians 2:5, Colossians 2:13.
Synonyms
see ἁμαρτία.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
- Matthew 6:15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
- Mark 11:25 But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”
- Romans 4:25 He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God.
- Romans 5:15 But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.
- Romans 5:16 And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.