Sin
ἁμάρτημαStrong’s G0265hamartēma
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hamartēma is the Greek word usually translated “sins” and “sin”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:”
Meaning
Usually translated “sins” and “sin”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sins 3
- sin 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 3
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 3:29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
- Mark 4:12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
- Romans 3:25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
- 1 Corinthians 6:18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Greek dictionary
ἁμάρτημα hamartēma · sin
ἁμάρτημα, -τος, τό (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).† SYN.: ἀγνόημα, ἁμαρτία, ἀνομία, ἀσέβεια, ἥττημα, παράβασις, παρακοή, παρανομία, παράπτωμα (ν. Cremer, 100; Tr., Syn., § lxvi; DB, iv, 532; DCG, l.with; Westc, Eph., 165 f.) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sin” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SIN, noun
- The voluntary departure of a moral agent from a known rule of rectitude or duty, prescribed by God; any voluntary transgression of the divine law, or violation of a divine command; a wicked act; iniquity. sin is either a positive act in which a known divine law is violated, or it is the voluntary neglect to obey a positive divine command, or a rule of duty clearly implied in such command. sin comprehends not action only, but neglect of known duty, all evil thoughts purposes, words and desires, whatever is contrary to God's commands or law. 1 John 3:4Matthew 12:31James 4:17Matthew 12:31
- A sin-offering; an offering made to atone for sin He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin 2 Corinthians 5:21
- A man enormously wicked. [Not in use.]
- sin differs from crime, not in nature, but in application.
All definitions and other forms of “sin”
SIN, verb intransitive
- To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or non-observance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty. Romans 3:9Psalms 51:2
- To offend against right, against men or society; to trespass.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.