Greek · G266, G1249 · unreviewed

ἁμαρτίας διάκονος

A sin (properly abstract) · servant

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ἁμαρτία G266 a sin (properly abstract)

Pronunciation hamartía

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διάκονος G1249 servant

Pronunciation diákonos

Servant defined by work performed rather than status held; emphasizes function over hierarchical position.

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What does ἁμαρτίας διάκονος (hamartias diakonos) mean in the Bible?

ἁμαρτία · διάκονος is a Greek word meaning "servant or agent of sin".

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Meaning

servant or agent of sin

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:31 · John 9:41 · Rom 5:12 · Rom 5:13 · Rom 5:20 · Rom 5:21 · Rom 6:12 · Rom 6:14 · Rom 7:7 · Rom 7:8 · Rom 7:9 · Rom 7:11 · Rom 7:13 · Rom 7:17 · Rom 7:20 · Rom 14:23 28×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 9:2 · Matt 9:5 · Mark 2:5 · Mark 2:9 · Luke 5:20 · Luke 5:23 · Luke 7:47 · Luke 7:48 · Rom 4:7 · 1 Tim 5:24 · 1 John 2:12 · Rev 18:5 12×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine John 8:34 · John 8:46 · John 15:22 · John 16:8 · John 16:9 · Rom 3:20 · Rom 5:12 · Rom 6:6 · Rom 6:7 · Rom 6:16 · Rom 6:17 · Rom 6:18 · Rom 6:20 · Rom 6:22 · Rom 6:23 · Rom 7:23 34×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 1:21 · Matt 26:28 · Mark 1:4 · Luke 1:77 · Luke 3:3 · Luke 24:47 · Acts 2:38 · Acts 5:31 · Acts 10:43 · Acts 13:38 · Acts 26:18 · Rom 7:5 · 1 Cor 15:3 · Gal 1:4 · Col 1:14 · Heb 1:3 31×

Dative · Plural · Feminine John 8:24 · John 9:34 · 1 Cor 15:17 · Eph 2:1 · 1 Tim 5:22 · 2 Tim 3:6 · 1 Pet 2:24 · Rev 18:4 9×

Dative · Singular · Feminine John 8:21 · Rom 6:1 · Rom 6:2 · Rom 6:6 · Rom 6:10 · Rom 6:11 · Rom 6:13 7×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine John 1:29 · John 8:34 · John 9:41 · John 15:22 · John 15:24 · John 19:11 · Acts 7:60 · Rom 3:9 · Rom 4:8 · Rom 7:7 · Rom 7:14 · Rom 8:3 · Rom 8:10 · 2 Cor 5:21 · 2 Cor 11:7 · Gal 3:22 27×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 3:6 · Matt 9:6 · Mark 1:5 · Mark 2:7 · Mark 2:10 · Luke 5:21 · Luke 5:24 · Luke 7:49 · Luke 11:4 · John 20:23 · Acts 3:19 · Acts 22:16 · Rom 11:27 · 1 Thess 2:16 · Heb 2:17 · Heb 9:28 24×

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.

1 Corinthians 3 — God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Temple 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 Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ Ephesians 3 — The Mystery Revealed and the Church Strengthened in Christ’s Love 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 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 1 — The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus the Messiah Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem 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 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes 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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