noun · neuter
hamartēmem
Greekἁμάρτημα (hamartēma)
Strong’sG265
a fault, sin, evil deed
stem hamartēm-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἁμάρτημα, -τος, τό
(< ἁμαρτεῖν, v. supr.), [in LXX for חַטָּאָה, עָוֺן etc.;]
SYN.: ἀγνόημα, ἁμαρτία, ἀνομία, ἀσέβεια, ἥττημα, παράβασις, παρακοή, παρανομία, παράπτωμα (v. Cremer, 100; Tr., Syn., § lxvi; DB, iv, 532; DCG, i, 788a; Westc, Eph., 165 f.)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G265 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidham-ar'-tay-mah
a sin (properly concrete)
Fromfrom G264;
King Jamessin.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | hamartēmem1×ἁμάρτημα | hamartēmeim1×ἁμαρτήματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | hamartēmeu1×ἁμαρτήματος | hamartēmeiu2×ἁμαρτημάτων |
| to, for dative | hamartēme | hamartēmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hamartēme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
hamartēmem“sin”subject or objectdirect singular1×
1 Corinthians 6:18“sin”feugavōr tan porneian; pantem hamartēmem hem ean poiateia anthrōpos ektos teu sōmeu atō, tos de porneuarōtos eis tem idiem sōmem hamartatō.Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
hamartēmeu“sin”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Mark 3:29“sin”hos de an blasfēmateia eis tem pneumem tem hagiem, ouk echatō afesian eis ton aiōnon, alla enochos atō aiōnieu hamartēmeu.But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
hamartēmeim“sins”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Mark 3:28“sins”Amēn legamō vi hoti panteim afiēkiti toi huioi toiu anthrōpoiu, teim hamartēmeim kai tais blasfēmiais hoseim ean blasfēmaleia;Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
hamartēmeiu“sins”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Romans 3:25“sins”hon protitheta tos theos hilastēriem dia pistiau en te autou haime eis endeixian tau dikaiosunau autou dia tan paresian teiu proginarēteiu hamartēmeiuGod presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
2 Peter 1:9“sins”ho gar mē pareiatō houteim, tuflos atō muōpazarōtos, lēthan lambaratos tou katharismou taiu palai autou hamartēmeiu.But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.