Greek · G4097, G266 · unreviewed

πεπραμένος ὑπὸ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν

To sell · a sin (properly abstract)

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πιπράσκω G4097 to sell
Pronunciation pipráskō
Sell goods or persons; metaphorically, to surrender to sin's control through deliberate transaction.
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ἁμαρτία G266 a sin (properly abstract)
Pronunciation hamartía
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What does πεπραμένος ὑπὸ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν (pepramenos hypo tēn hamartian) mean in the Bible?

πιπράσκω · ἁμαρτία is a Greek word meaning "sold under sin; under sin's power as a slave".

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Meaning

sold under sin; under sin's power as a slave
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Perfect Imperfect Present
Voices
Passive Active
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract
Aorist Passive Matt 18:25 · Matt 26:9 · Mark 14:5
Indicative states a fact or reality
Perfect Active Matt 13:46
Aorist Passive John 12:5
Imperfect Active Acts 2:45
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Present Passive Acts 4:34
Aorist Passive Acts 5:4
Perfect Passive Rom 7:14
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 resultant 1 background 1 infinitive 3 participle 3
Tense
aorist 5 perfect 2 imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
passive 7 active 2
Mood
indicative 3 participle 3 infinitive 3

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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.

Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Matthew 1 — The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus the Messiah Matthew 26 — The Betrayal, Passover, Gethsemane, Trial, and Denial of Jesus Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

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

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