Greek · G5236, G268 · unreviewed

καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ἁμαρτωλός

Surpassing · sinful

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ὑπερβολή G5236 surpassing

Pronunciation hyperbolḗ

Excess or surpassing degree; intensifies meaning to "beyond measure" when used adverbially with κατά.

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ἁμαρτωλός G268 sinful

Pronunciation hamartōlós

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

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What does καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ἁμαρτωλός (kath hyperbolēn hamartōlos) mean in the Bible?

ὑπερβολή · ἁμαρτωλός is a Greek word meaning "exceedingly sinful; sinful beyond measure".

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Meaning

exceedingly sinful; sinful beyond measure

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 4:7 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 12:7 1×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 7:13 · 1 Cor 12:31 · 2 Cor 1:8 · 2 Cor 4:17 · Gal 1:13 6×

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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