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ἁμάρτημα

A sin (properly concrete)

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ἁμάρτημα G265
Pronunciation hamártēma

What does ἁμάρτημα (hamártēma) mean in the Bible?

ἁμάρτημα (hamártēma) is a Greek word meaning "a sin (properly concrete)". ἁμάρτημα, -τος, τό (ἁμαρτεῖν, see supr.

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Meaning

a sin (properly concrete)
Extended definition

A concrete sinful deed or act, distinct from sin as a general condition or principle

(ἁμαρτεῖν, see supr.), [in LXX for חַטָּאָה, עָוֺן etc. ;] an act of disobedience to divine law (Lft., Notes, 273), a sinful deed, a sin: Mrk.3:28-29, Rom.3:25, 1Co.6:18, 2Pe.1:9, WH, mg.; αἰώνιωv ἀ. (DCG, i, 788a), Mrk.3:29 (for exx. from π., see MM, VGT, see word).

Synonymsἀγνόημα, ἁμαρτία, ἀνομία, ἀσέβεια, ἥττημα, παράβασις, παρακοή, παρανομία, παράπτωμα (ν. Cremer, 100; Tr., Syn., § lxvi; DB, iv, 532; DCG, l.with; Westc, Eph., 165 f.)
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Mark 3:28 1×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 6:18 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Rom 3:25 · 2 Pet 1:9 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Mark 3:29 1×
5 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

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Biblical Witnesses
Mark 3:28-29 sin hamártēma Nominative · Plural · Neuter
A concrete sinful deed, specifically blasphemy against the Holy Spirit as an unforgivable act
Romans 3:25 sin hamártēma Genitive · Plural · Neuter
Sinful deeds for which Christ's blood provides propitiation and redemption
1 Corinthians 6:18 sin hamártēma Nominative · Singular · Neuter
A concrete act of sexual immorality distinct from sins against one's own body
2 Peter 1:9 sin hamártēma Genitive · Plural · Neuter
Past sinful deeds from which a believer has been purged and cleansed
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

αἰώνιος · ἁμάρτημα G166, G265
eternal sin
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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