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σῶμα τῆς ἁμαρτίας

Body · a sin (properly abstract)

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σῶμα G4983 body
Pronunciation sōma
The physical body as the instrument through which the soul expresses itself and experiences God's presence or absence.
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ἁμαρτία G266 a sin (properly abstract)
Pronunciation hamartía
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What does σῶμα τῆς ἁμαρτίας (sōma tēs hamartias) mean in the Bible?

σῶμα · ἁμαρτία is a Greek word meaning "body under sin's rule; embodied existence dominated by sin".

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Meaning

body under sin's rule; embodied existence dominated by sin
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 6:25 · Matt 26:26 · Mark 14:22 · Luke 11:34 · Luke 11:36 · Luke 12:23 · Luke 17:37 · Luke 22:19 · Luke 23:55 · John 20:12 · Rom 6:6 · Rom 8:10 40×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 27:52 · John 19:31 · 1 Cor 6:15 · 1 Cor 15:40 · Heb 13:11 6×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:22 · Matt 26:12 · Luke 11:34 · John 2:21 · Rom 7:4 · Rom 7:24 · Rom 8:13 · Rom 8:23 · 1 Cor 6:18 · 1 Cor 7:4 · 1 Cor 10:16 · 1 Cor 11:27 · 1 Cor 12:12 · 1 Cor 12:15 · 1 Cor 12:16 · 1 Cor 12:22 36×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Rev 18:13 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:25 · Mark 5:29 · Luke 12:22 · Rom 6:12 · Rom 12:4 · 1 Cor 5:3 · 1 Cor 6:13 · 1 Cor 6:20 · 1 Cor 7:34 · 1 Cor 12:18 · 1 Cor 12:25 · 1 Cor 15:35 · 2 Cor 4:10 · 2 Cor 5:6 · 2 Cor 12:2 · 2 Cor 12:3 25×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:28 · Matt 27:58 · Matt 27:59 · Mark 14:8 · Mark 15:43 · Luke 12:4 · Luke 23:52 · Luke 24:3 · Luke 24:23 · John 19:38 · John 19:40 · Acts 9:40 · Rom 4:19 · 1 Cor 6:18 · 1 Cor 9:27 · 1 Cor 11:29 30×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rom 1:24 · Rom 8:11 · Rom 12:1 · Eph 5:28 4×
142 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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 12 — One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ 1 Corinthians 6 — Judge Righteously, Flee Sexual Immorality, and Glorify God in Your Body 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 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Colossians 2 — Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ 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 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King 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 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Matthew 1 — The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus the Messiah Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ 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 Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience 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

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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