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ἁμαρτία
hamartía · Greek · Strong's G266 · 173 occurrences
The KJV renders 11 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sin”
What it means
a sin (properly abstract)
from G264 (ἁμαρτάνω);
How the KJV renders it
offence, sin
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“sin”
“offence”
also renders próskomma (G4348), paráptōma (G3900), proskopḗ (G4349), skándalon (G4625), chêṭᵉʼ (H2399), mikshôwl (H4383)
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Where it appears
173 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 15:3 · N-GPF
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
1 Corinthians 15:17 · N-DPF
If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.
1 Corinthians 15:56 · N-GSF
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
1 John 1:7 · N-GSF
But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:8 · N-ASF
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:9 · N-APF
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 2:2 N-GPF1 John 2:12 N-NPF1 John 3:4 N-ASF1 John 3:5 N-APF1 John 3:8 N-ASF1 John 3:9 N-ASF1 John 4:10 N-GPF1 John 5:16 N-ASF1 John 5:17 N-NSF1 Peter 2:22 N-ASF1 Peter 2:24 N-APF1 Peter 3:18 N-GPF1 Peter 4:1 N-GSF1 Peter 4:8 N-GPF1 Thessalonians 2:16 N-APF1 Timothy 5:22 N-DPF1 Timothy 5:24 N-NPF2 Corinthians 5:21 N-ASF2 Corinthians 11:7 N-ASF2 Peter 2:14 N-GSF2 Timothy 3:6 N-DPFActs 2:38 N-GPFActs 3:19 N-APFActs 5:31 N-GPFActs 7:60 N-ASFActs 10:43 N-GPFActs 13:38 N-GPFActs 22:16 N-APFActs 26:18 N-GPFColossians 1:14 N-GPFEphesians 2:1 N-DPFGalatians 1:4 N-GPFGalatians 2:17 N-GSFGalatians 3:22 N-ASFHebrews 1:3 N-GPFHebrews 2:17 N-APFHebrews 3:13 N-GSFHebrews 4:15 N-GSFHebrews 5:1 N-GPFHebrews 5:3 N-GPFHebrews 7:27 N-GPFHebrews 8:12 N-GPFHebrews 9:26 N-GSFHebrews 9:28 N-APFHebrews 10:2 N-GPFHebrews 10:3 N-GPFHebrews 10:4 N-APFHebrews 10:6 N-GSFHebrews 10:8 N-GSFHebrews 10:11 N-APFHebrews 10:12 N-GPFHebrews 10:17 N-GPFHebrews 10:18 N-GSFHebrews 10:26 N-GPF
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