What does ὑπερβολή · ἁμαρτωλός mean in the Bible?
ὑπερβολή · ἁμαρτωλός is a Greek phrase meaning "exceedingly sinful; sinful beyond measure".
Greek · G5236, G268
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 phrase meaning "exceedingly sinful; sinful beyond measure".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5236, G268?
G5236, G268 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. exceedingly sinful; sinful beyond measure
Source Gloss
exceedingly sinful; sinful beyond measure
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Singular (8)
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 Origins
καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ἁμαρτωλός is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain