What does μείζων · ἁμαρτία mean in the Bible?
μείζων · ἁμαρτία is a Greek phrase meaning "greater sin".
Greek · G3187, G266
μείζονα ἁμαρτίαν
Larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age) · a sin (properly abstract)
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μείζωνG3187larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)
Pronunciationmeízōn
Open lexicon entry →ἁμαρτίαG266a sin (properly abstract)
Pronunciationhamartía
Open lexicon entry →What does μείζονα ἁμαρτίαν (meizona hamartian) mean in the Bible?
μείζων · ἁμαρτία is a Greek phrase meaning "greater sin".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3187, G266?
G3187, G266 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. greater sin
Source Gloss
greater sin
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternNominative (1)Number patternPlural (1)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine2 Pet 2:111×
Word Origins
μείζονα ἁμαρτίαν is built from this root: