Word study · Greek

hamartia

sin

Say it: ham-ar-TEE-ah (approximate)

ἁμαρτία

What it means

Sin. "Is Christ a servant of sin?" (2:17) and Paul's insistence that Christ gave himself "for our sins" (1:4).

Range of meaning

  • SinMissing the mark.
  • OffenseA wrong against God or others.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 2

    "Is Christ a servant of sin?" (2:17).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G0266 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources