What does ἁμαρτάνω · ἁμαρτία mean in the Bible?
ἁμαρτάνω · ἁμαρτία is a Greek phrase meaning "sin, act against God, guilt".
Greek · G264, G266
ἁμαρτάνω / ἁμαρτία
To sin · a sin (properly abstract)
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ἁμαρτάνωG264to sin
Pronunciationhamartánō
Violating God's law; missing the mark of divine standard through wrong action or omission
Open lexicon entry →ἁμαρτίαG266a sin (properly abstract)
Pronunciationhamartía
Open lexicon entry →What does ἁμαρτάνω / ἁμαρτία (hamartanō / hamartia) mean in the Bible?
ἁμαρτάνω · ἁμαρτία is a Greek phrase meaning "sin, act against God, guilt".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G264, G266?
G264, G266 is connected to 42 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. sin, act against God, guilt
Source Gloss
sin, act against God, guilt
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms42TensesPresent, Aorist, Future, PerfectVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality21×
Aorist ActiveMatt 27:4 · Luke 15:18 · Luke 15:21 · Acts 25:8 · Rom 2:12 · Rom 3:23 · Rom 5:12 · John 9:2 · John 9:3 · 1 Cor 7:2812×
Present Active1 Cor 6:18 · 1 Cor 7:36 · Titus 3:11 · 1 John 3:6 · 1 John 3:8 · 1 John 5:18 · 1 Cor 8:127×
Future ActiveMatt 18:211×
Perfect Active1 John 1:101×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose6×
Aorist ActiveMatt 18:15 · Luke 17:3 · Luke 17:4 · 1 John 2:1 · Rom 6:156×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality11×
Present Active1 Cor 8:12 · 1 Pet 2:20 · 1 Tim 5:20 · Heb 10:26 · 1 John 3:6 · 1 John 5:167×
Aorist ActiveRom 5:14 · Rom 5:16 · Heb 3:17 · 2 Pet 2:44×
Imperativecommand or strong request3×
Present Active1 Cor 15:34 · Eph 4:26 · John 5:143×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present Active1 John 3:91×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist22present17perfect1future1
Voice
active41
Mood
indicative20participle10subjunctive6imperative4infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:15ἁμαρτήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 18:21ἁμαρτήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 27:4Ἥμαρτονaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 15:18ἥμαρτονaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 15:21ἥμαρτονaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 17:3ἁμάρτῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 17:4ἁμαρτήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 5:14ἁμάρτανεpresent active imperativeimperativeJohn 8:11ἁμάρτανεpresent active imperativeimperativeJohn 9:2ἥμαρτενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 9:3ἥμαρτενaorist active indicativecompletedActs 25:8ἥμαρτονaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 2:12ἥμαρτονaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 2:12ἥμαρτονaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 3:23ἥμαρτονaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 5:12ἥμαρτονaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 5:14ἁμαρτήσανταςaorist active participleparticipleRomans 5:16ἁμαρτήσαντοςaorist active participleparticipleRomans 6:15ἁμαρτήσωμενaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive1 Corinthians 6:18ἁμαρτάνειpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 7:28ἥμαρτεςaorist active indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 7:28ἥμαρτενaorist active indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 7:36ἁμαρτάνειpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 8:12ἁμαρτάνοντεςpresent active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 8:12ἁμαρτάνετεpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 15:34ἁμαρτάνετεpresent active imperativeimperativeEphesians 4:26ἁμαρτάνετεpresent active imperativeimperative1 Timothy 5:20ἁμαρτάνονταςpresent active participleparticipleHebrews 3:17ἁμαρτήσασινaorist active participleparticipleHebrews 10:26ἁμαρτανόντωνpresent active participleparticiple2 Peter 2:4ἁμαρτησάντωνaorist active participleparticiple1 John 1:10ἡμαρτήκαμενperfect active indicativeresultant1 John 2:1ἁμάρτητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive1 John 2:1ἁμάρτῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive1 John 3:6ἁμαρτάνειpresent active indicativeongoing1 John 3:6ἁμαρτάνωνpresent active participleparticiple1 John 3:8ἁμαρτάνειpresent active indicativeongoing1 John 3:9ἁμαρτάνεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 John 5:16ἁμαρτάνονταpresent active participleparticiple1 John 5:16ἁμαρτάνουσινpresent active participleparticiple+1 more occurrences
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 Origins
ἁμαρτάνω / ἁμαρτία is built from these roots: