What does εἷς · ἁμαρτωλός mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1520, G268
ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ
One · sinful
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εἷς G1520 one
Pronunciation heîs
Unity emphasizing singularity to exclusion of others; theologically expresses oneness in Christ and divine nature.
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ἁμαρτωλός G268 sinful
Pronunciation hamartōlós
Designates someone as wicked or estranged from God, not merely imperfect; often contrasts righteous persons
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What does ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ (heni hamartōlō) mean in the Bible?
εἷς · ἁμαρτωλός is a Greek phrase meaning "One sinner, a single person marked by sin.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1520, G268?
G1520, G268 is connected to 342 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. One sinner, a single person marked by sin.
Source Gloss
One sinner, a single person marked by sin.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 342 Case pattern Nominative (157) Number pattern Singular (280)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:19 · Matt 9:18 · Matt 18:24 · Matt 19:16 · Matt 19:17 · Matt 20:21 · Matt 22:35 · Matt 23:8 · Matt 23:9 · Matt 23:10 · Matt 24:40 · Matt 26:14 · Matt 26:21 · Matt 26:22 · Matt 26:47 · Matt 26:51 96×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 6:29 · Matt 10:29 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 18:14 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 12:6 · Luke 12:27 · Luke 18:22 · John 1:3 · John 6:22 · John 10:30 44×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:18 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 24:41 · Matt 26:69 · Mark 10:8 · Mark 12:42 · Mark 14:66 · Luke 17:35 · John 10:16 · Acts 4:32 · Acts 19:34 · Gal 4:24 · Eph 4:5 · 2 Pet 3:8 · Rev 9:12 17×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:24 · Matt 18:10 · Luke 16:13 · Acts 17:26 · Acts 17:27 · Acts 21:26 · Rom 3:12 · Rom 5:12 · Rom 5:15 · Rom 5:16 · Rom 5:17 · Rom 5:19 · Rom 9:10 · 1 Cor 4:6 · 1 Cor 10:17 · Gal 3:20 26×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 14:18 · Luke 17:34 · Luke 22:59 · Acts 24:21 · 1 Tim 3:2 · 1 Tim 3:12 · Titus 1:6 · Heb 12:16 8×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Luke 10:42 · Rom 5:16 · Rom 5:18 · Gal 3:16 · Eph 4:16 · Rev 6:1 7×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Mark 16:2 · Luke 5:12 · Luke 5:17 · Luke 8:22 · Luke 13:10 · Luke 20:1 · Luke 24:1 · John 20:1 · John 20:19 · Acts 20:7 · 1 Cor 10:8 · Eph 4:4 · Phil 1:27 · Heb 10:14 · Rev 18:8 · Rev 18:10 18×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 20:13 · Matt 25:40 · Matt 25:45 · Luke 4:40 · Luke 11:46 · Luke 12:52 · Luke 15:7 · Luke 15:10 · Luke 15:15 · 2 Cor 11:2 · Gal 5:14 · Eph 4:7 · Col 4:6 13×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Rom 12:4 · Rom 15:6 · 1 Cor 12:9 · 1 Cor 12:13 · Eph 2:16 · Eph 2:18 · Phil 1:27 · Col 3:15 · Jas 2:10 9×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:24 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 10:42 · Matt 13:46 · Matt 16:14 · Matt 18:6 · Matt 18:16 · Matt 18:28 · Matt 21:24 · Matt 23:15 · Matt 27:15 · Mark 8:14 · Mark 9:42 · Mark 11:29 · Mark 12:6 · Mark 15:6 42×
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain