ἁμαρτωλούς

amartolous

sinners

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

G268

Mark 2:17 · Word #22

Lexicon G268

Lemmaἁμαρτωλός
Transliterationhamartōlós
Strong'sG268
In-contextsinners
Literalsinners

Morphology ADJ.S ACC M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἁμαρτωλός
Strong'sG268

SIBI-P1 G268-06

the mark-missing ones

Rootἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos)
Core Meaningssinful, sinner, one who misses the mark, offender
Semantic Rangesinners, sinful people, those in moral error, those outside covenantal or moral norms, the impious
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, ἁμαρτωλοί often designates those identified as morally or ritually outside God’s will, frequently contrasted with the righteous. The term carries both ethical weight (failure to meet God’s standard) and relational overtones (alienation from covenant faithfulness).
Morphological NotesNoun; accusative masculine plural (AMP). From ἁμαρτάνω (“to miss, to sin”), with adjectival ending -ωλός indicating characteristic quality.
Rendering RationaleἉμαρτωλός derives from ἁμαρτάνω (“to miss the mark, to err”), so “mark-missing ones” preserves the root imagery of failing to hit the intended target. The form is accusative masculine plural, reflected in the plural “ones” and functioning as the direct object in context.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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
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