Word study · Greek
hamartia
sin
Say it: ham-ar-TEE-ah (approximate)
ἁμαρτία
What it means
Literally "missing the mark." Luke often pairs it with forgiveness: John's baptism is for the forgiveness of sins (3:3), and the Lord's Prayer asks, "Forgive us our sins" (11:4). It is the noun that goes with hamartolos, "sinner."
Range of meaning
- SinMissing the mark.
- OffenseA wrong against God or others.
In Luke
- Chapter 11
"Forgive us our sins" (11:4).
Every verse (11)
Verses where G0266 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources