Greek · G268 · unreviewed

ἁμαρτωλός

Sinful

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ἁμαρτωλός G268

Pronunciation hamartōlós

What does ἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlós) mean in the Bible?

ἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlós) is a Greek word meaning "sinful". ἁμαρτωλός, -όν (ἁμαρτάνω), [in LXX chiefly for רָשָׁע ;] sinful, a sinner: of all men, 1Ti. Identifies the object of Christ’s redemptive call. This term runs through the canonical themes of Holiness, Messiah.

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Meaning

sinful

Extended definition

Designates someone as wicked or estranged from God, not merely imperfect; often contrasts righteous persons

(ἁμαρτάνω), [in LXX chiefly for רָשָׁע ;] sinful, a sinner: of all men, 1Ti.1:15; of those especially wicked, 1Ti.1:9, 1Pe.4:18; p1., Mat.9:10-13 11:19 26:45, al. (see MM, VGT, see word; Cremer, 102, 634)

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Identifies the object of Christ’s redemptive call.

Reveals human unworthiness before Christ’s holiness.

Identifies the objects of Christ’s redemptive mission.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 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 1:15 11×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 5:8 · John 9:16 · John 9:24 · John 9:25 · Rom 3:7 · 1 Pet 4:18 6×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 7:37 · Luke 7:39 · Rom 7:13 3×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 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 12:3 13×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Luke 15:7 · Luke 15:10 · Luke 18:13 · Luke 19:7 4×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 6:34 · 1 Tim 1:9 2×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Mark 8:38 1×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:13 · Mark 2:17 · Luke 5:32 · Luke 15:2 · 1 Tim 1:15 5×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Jas 5:20 1×

Vocative · Plural · Masculine Jas 4:8 1×

Canonical Themes

Holiness Messiah

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Additional Occurrences

Luke 13:1–5 ἁμαρτωλοί hamartōlós

Sinners

Luke 5:1–11 ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlós

Sinful

Luke 5:27–32 ἁμαρτωλούς hamartōlós

Sinners

Luke 7:36–50 ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlós

Sinner

Mark 2:13–17 ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlós

sinner

New Testament Witnesses

Luke 5:1–11 ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlós Nominative · Singular · Masculine

sinful

Luke 5:27–32 ἁμαρτωλούς hamartōlós Genitive · Plural · Masculine

sinners

Mark 2:13–17 ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlós Nominative · Plural · Masculine

sinner

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

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.

Luke 15 — The Joy of God over the Lost Being Found Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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