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hamartánō

sin

Say it: ham-ar-TAN-o (approximate)

ἁμαρτάνω

What it means

To miss the mark, to sin. In 5:20, "those who sin, reprove in the sight of all." In Luke 15:18, the prodigal says, "I have sinned against heaven." The noun hamartia is "sin."

Range of meaning

  • SinMiss the mark.
  • Do wrongOffend.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 5

    "Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all" (5:20).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0264 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources