Hamartía — G266

G266 · Greek — ἁμαρτία

Pronunciation: ham-ar-tee'-ah

Definition

feminine noun

a sin (properly abstract)

  1. equivalent to τό ἁμαρτάνειν a sinning, whether it occurs by omission or commission, in thought and feeling or in speech and action
  2. that which is done wrong, committed or resultant sin, an offence, a violation of the divine law in thought or in act
    1. generally
    2. some particular evil deed
  3. collectively, the complex or aggregate of sins committed either by a single person or by many
  4. abstract for the concrete, equivalent to ἁμαρτωλός

Usually translated as

sin, sinful, offence

Origin

from G264

Occurrences

Hamartía occurs 174 times in 151 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (7), Mark (6), Luke (11), John (13), Acts (8), Romans (39), 1 Corinthians (3), 2 Corinthians (2), Galatians (3), Ephesians (1), Colossians (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (2), 2 Timothy (1), Hebrews (24), James (5), 1 Peter (5), 2 Peter (2), 1 John (12), Revelation (3)

Strong's Lexicon — H