What does ἁμαρτωλός · γυνή mean in the Bible?
ἁμαρτωλός · γυνή is a Greek phrase meaning "a woman in the city who was a sinner".
Greek · G268, G1135
γυνὴ ἥτις ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁμαρτωλός
Sinful · a woman; specially, a wife
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ἁμαρτωλόςG268sinful
Pronunciationhamartōlós
Designates someone as wicked or estranged from God, not merely imperfect; often contrasts righteous persons
Open lexicon entry →γυνήG1135a woman; specially, a wife
Pronunciationgynḗ
Denotes woman or wife; vocative form conveys respect and affection rather than reproof or severity.
Open lexicon entry →What does γυνὴ ἥτις ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁμαρτωλός (gynē hētis ēn en tē polei hamartōlos) mean in the Bible?
ἁμαρτωλός · γυνή is a Greek phrase meaning "a woman in the city who was a sinner".
Full entry for γυνὴ ἥτις ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁμαρτωλός (G268, G1135) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G268, G1135?
G268, G1135 is connected to 47 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a woman in the city who was a sinner
Source Gloss
a woman in the city who was a sinner
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 patterns10Aligned forms47Case patternNominative (20)Number patternPlural (32)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 9:10 · Mark 2:15 · Luke 6:32 · Luke 6:33 · Luke 6:34 · Luke 13:2 · Luke 15:1 · Rom 5:19 · Gal 2:15 · Gal 2:17 · Jude 1:1511×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 5:8 · John 9:16 · John 9:24 · John 9:25 · Rom 3:7 · 1 Pet 4:186×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 7:37 · Luke 7:39 · Rom 7:133×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 9:11 · Matt 11:19 · Matt 26:45 · Mark 2:16 · Mark 14:41 · Luke 5:30 · Luke 7:34 · Luke 24:7 · John 9:31 · Rom 5:8 · Heb 7:26 · Heb 12:313×
Dative · Singular · MasculineLuke 15:7 · Luke 15:10 · Luke 18:13 · Luke 19:74×
Dative · Plural · MasculineLuke 6:34 · 1 Tim 1:92×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMark 8:381×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 9:13 · Mark 2:17 · Luke 5:32 · Luke 15:2 · 1 Tim 1:155×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineJas 5:201×
Vocative · Plural · MasculineJas 4:81×
Word Origins
γυνὴ ἥτις ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁμαρτωλός is built from this root: