ἁμάρτ-ημα G0265
sinful act; a concrete deed of wrongdoing or moral failure
Where the more common hamartia (G0266) denotes sin as a condition or principle, this noun emphasizes the individual sinful act—a particular deed that misses the mark. Aristotle placed it midway between deliberate injustice and mere misfortune. In Mark 3:28-29 Jesus distinguishes forgivable sins from the unforgivable blasphemy against the Spirit; in Romans 3:25 Paul speaks of God passing over former sins; and in 1 Corinthians 6:18 the term highlights that sexual immorality is a sin committed against one's own body.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A concrete sinful deed or moral failure, distinguished from the abstract principle of sin (hamartia). Spanish 'pecado' and French 'peche' mirror the singular/plural pattern visible in the Greek occurrences. Mark 3:28-29 pairs it with 'blasphemies' to enumerate forgivable offenses; Romans 3:25 uses it for past transgressions God overlooked; 1 Corinthians 6:18 specifies a sin enacted against one's own body. 4×
AR["الخَطايا", "خَطيئَةٍ"]·ben["পাপ", "পাপ,", "পাপসমূহের-", "পাপের--"]·DE["Suenden"]·EN["sin", "sins"]·FR["péché"]·heb["חֲטָאִים", "חֵטְא"]·HI["के", "पाप", "पापों-की"]·ID["dosa,", "dosa--", "dosa-dosa", "dosa-dosa-"]·IT["amartemata", "amartematos", "peccato"]·jav["dosa", "dosa,", "dosa-", "dosa-dosa-"]·KO["죄", "죄들", "죄들과", "죄의-"]·PT["pecado", "pecado--", "pecados"]·RU["грех,", "греха", "грехи", "грехов"]·ES["pecado", "pecados"]·SW["dhambi", "dhambi,", "dhambi-"]·TR["günah", "günahlar", "günahların", "günahın--"]·urd["گناہ", "گناہ-کا", "گناہوں-کی"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἁμάρτ-ημα, ατος, τό, failure, fault, Refs 5th c.BC+; frequently in Attic dialect Prose, Refs 5th c.BC+; midway between ἀδίκημα and ἀτύχημα, Refs 4th c.BC+; sinful action, opposed to κατόρθωμα, Refs 5th c.BC+