Word study · Greek
hamartia
sin
Say it: ham-ar-TEE-ah (approximate)
ἁμαρτία
What it means
Sin, missing the mark. In 1 Corinthians the word appears most in chapter 15: "Christ died for our sins" (15:3), and "the sting of death is sin" (15:56).
Range of meaning
- SinMissing the mark.
- OffenseA wrong against God or others.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 15
"Christ died for our sins" and "the power of sin is the law" (15:3, 15:17, 15:56).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G0266 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources