ἁμαρτωλῶν

amartolon

sinners

from ἁμαρτάνω; sinful, i.e. a sinner:--sinful, sinner.

G268

Mark 2:16 · Word #11

Lexicon G268

Lemmaἁμαρτωλός
Transliterationhamartōlós
Strong'sG268
In-contextsinners
Literalsinners

Morphology ADJ.S GEN M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἁμαρτωλός
Strong'sG268

SIBI-P1 G268-04

of the sinning ones

Morphological NotesNoun (used substantively), genitive masculine plural (Gr,NS,,,,GMP); denotes possession, association, source, or description depending on context.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective ἁμαρτωλός derives from ἁμαρτάνω (“to miss the mark, to sin”) and denotes those characterized by missing the mark. The genitive masculine plural form is rendered “of the sinning ones,” preserving both the root idea (active failure or deviation) and the grammatical features of genitive case and masculine plural number.

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Words from Root ἁμαρτωλός (sinful, sinner, one who misses the mark, offender)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G268-01 amartolo to a sinning-one
G268-02 amartoloi the mark-missers
G268-03 amartolois to the sinning ones

Word Usage (47 occurrences of G268)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 9:10 ἁμαρτωλοὶ amartoloi
Matthew 9:11 ἁμαρτωλῶν amartolon
Matthew 9:13 ἁμαρτωλούς amartolous