What does προαμαρτάνω (proamartánō) mean in the Bible?
προαμαρτάνω (proamartánō) is a Greek word meaning "to sin previously (to conversion)".
Greek · G4258
προαμαρτάνω
To sin previously (to conversion)
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προαμαρτάνωG4258
Pronunciationproamartánō
What does προαμαρτάνω (proamartánō) mean in the Bible?
προαμαρτάνω (proamartánō) is a Greek word meaning "to sin previously (to conversion)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4258?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have sinned earlier (1), sinned earlier (1).
Where does προαμαρτάνω (proamartánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 12:21. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithave sinned earlier1×2 Corinthians 12:21
sinned earlier1×2 Corinthians 13:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Corinthians 12:21
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
2 Corinthians2
Source forms
προημαρτηκόσιν1xproēmartēkosin2 Corinthians 13:2
προημαρτηκότων1xproēmartēkotōn2 Corinthians 12:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural1x2 Corinthians 13:2
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural1x2 Corinthians 12:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sin previously (to conversion)
Strong'sG4258
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to sin previously (to conversion)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 12:21Verb Perfect Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
προημαρτηκότων,prohmarthkotwn
I sin previously
Read verse2 Corinthians 13:2Verb Perfect Active Participle Dative Plural Masculine
προημαρτηκόσιprohmarthkosin
I sin previously
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesPerfectVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Perfect Active2 Cor 12:21 · 2 Cor 13:22×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect2
Voice
active2
Mood
participle2
NT 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
προαμαρτάνω is built from these roots: