ἁμαρτία
amartia
from ἁμαρτάνω; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).
Romans 5:21 · Word #5
Lexicon G266
| Lemma | ἁμαρτία |
| Transliteration | hamartía |
| Strong's | G266 |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἁμαρτία |
| Strong's | G266 |
SIBI-P1 G266-01
the miss-mark (feminine nominative singular); to/with the miss-mark (feminine dative singular)
| Root | ἁμαρτία (hamartia) |
| Core Meanings | missing the mark, failure, error, offense, guilt-state |
| Semantic Range | sin, error, moral failure, guilt, offense against God, condition of estrangement, power or principle of wrongdoing |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical text, ἁμαρτία signifies both individual acts of missing God’s will and a broader condition or power of estrangement from Him. It expresses covenantal failure and moral deviation, often personified as a ruling force, underscoring humanity’s need for atonement and restoration. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular; appears in nominative singular (NFS) and dative singular (DFS) forms. No tense or voice distinctions apply, as this is a substantive derived from the verb ἁμαρτάνω. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "miss-mark" preserves the root connection to ἁμαρτάνω, "to miss the mark" or "to fail," highlighting the underlying concept of deviation rather than merely moral abstraction. The nominative singular reflects its role as a feminine singular subject or predicate noun ("the miss-mark"), while the dative singular form conveys "to/with/by the miss-mark," preserving its grammatical case distinctions. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἁμαρτία (missing the mark, failure, error, offense, guilt-state)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G266-02 |
amartiai | the missings-of-the-mark |
G266-03 |
amartiais | in the missings-of-the-mark |
G266-04 |
amartian | a missing-of-the-mark |
Word Usage (173 occurrences of G266)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 1:21 | ἁμαρτιῶν | amartion | sins |
| Matthew 3:6 | ἁμαρτίας | amartias | sins |
| Matthew 9:2 | ἁμαρτίαι | amartiai |