Lexical Summary hamartéma: Sin, offense, transgression Original Word: ἁμάρτημα Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sin. From hamartano; a sin (properly concrete) -- sin. see GREEK hamartano HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 265 hamártēma (a neuter noun derived from 264 /hamartánō, "to sin") – a sin, focusing on its result (note the -ma suffix), i.e. "the painful linkages of sin." See 266 (hamartia). [265 (hamártēma) emphasizes the consequences of making any decision (action) by self rather than of faith ("God's inworked persuasion," cf. Ro 14:23).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom hamartanó Definition a sin NASB Translation sin (2), sins (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 265: ἁμάρτημαἁμάρτημα, (ος, τό (from ἁμαρτέω equivalent to ἁμαρτάνω cf. ἀδίκημα, ἀλίσγημα), a sin, evil deed, ("Differunt ἡ ἁμαρτίαet τό ἁμάρτημαut Latinorum peccatus et peccatum.Nam τό ἁμάρτημαet peccatum proprie malum facinus indicant; contra ἡ ἁμαρτίαet peccatus primum peccationem, τόpeccare, deinde peccatum, rem consequentem, valent." Fritzsche; see ἁμαρτία, at the end; cf. also Trench, § lxvi.): Mark 3:28, and (L T Tr text WH) 29; Mark 4:12 (where G T Tr text WH omits; L Tr marginal reading brackets τά ἁμάρτημα); Romans 3:25; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 2 Peter 1:9 (R (L WH text Tr marginal reading) ἁμαρτιῶν). In secular authors from Sophocles and Thucydides down; (of bodily defects, Plato, Gorgias 479 a.; ἁμάρτημα μνημονικόν, Cicero, ad Att. 13, 21; ἁμάρτημα γραφικόν, Polybius 34, 3, 11; ὅταν μέν παραλόγως ἡ βλάβη γένηται, ἀτύχημα. ὅταν δέ μή παραλόγως, ἄνευ δέ κακίας, ἁμάρτημα. ὅταν δέ εἰδώς μέν μή προβουλευσας δέ, ἀδίκημα, Aristotle, eth. Nic. 5, 10, p. 1135{b}, 16f). Topical Lexicon Scope of the TermἉμάρτημα designates concrete acts of wrongdoing—particular violations of God’s revealed will rather than the indwelling principle of sin. It appears only four times in the Greek New Testament, always pointing to specific deeds that call for divine judgment or pardon. While closely related to ἁμαρτία (“sin” in a comprehensive sense), ἁμάρτημα keeps the focus on identifiable offenses. Occurrences in Canonical Context • Mark 3:28–29 sets ἁμάρτημα within a sweeping promise of forgiveness: “Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they speak. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin”. Here every ἁμάρτημα is pardonable except the hardened rejection of the Spirit’s witness. Nuanced Contrast with Related Terms 1. ἁμαρτία—includes both inner disposition and outward acts; ἁμάρτημα confines attention to the acts. Theological Significance Acts of sin are not mere moral miscues; they incur liability before a holy God. The rarity of ἁμάρτημα reinforces Scripture’s insistence that even isolated offenses place a person in need of atonement. Romans 3:25 shows that such need is decisively met in the propitiatory work of Jesus Christ. Mark 3 underscores that continual resistance to the Holy Spirit places one beyond the realm where that atonement is applied. Thus, every ἁμάρτημα is either covered by Christ’s blood or eternally retained against the sinner. Historical Reflection in Early Church Teaching Early Christian writers echoed this emphasis on discrete acts. Ignatius urged believers to avoid “the snares of the wicked one, lest you be found in any sin (ἁμάρτημα).” The Didache’s call to confess “your sins in church” captures the practical outworking of passages like 1 Corinthians 6:18—bringing specific offenses into the light for cleansing. Implications for Ministry • Preaching: Proclaim the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrifice for every ἁμάρτημα while warning against persistent rejection of the Spirit. Practical Application for Believers 1. Confession—Name specific ἁμαρτήματα before God (1 John 1:9). Related Doctrinal Threads • Forgiveness: Grounded in divine forbearance (Romans 3:25) and expressed in limitless readiness to cleanse (Mark 3:28). Summary Ἁμάρτημα highlights the seriousness of particular sins while magnifying the sufficiency of the atonement. Scripture faces each concrete offense head-on, offering either complete forgiveness through Christ or solemn warning to those who refuse the Spirit’s wooing. Forms and Transliterations αμαρτημα αμάρτημα αμάρτημά ἁμάρτημα αμαρτηματα αμαρτήματα ἁμαρτήματα αμαρτηματος αμαρτήματος ἁμαρτήματος αμαρτηματων αμαρτημάτων ἁμαρτημάτων amartema amartēma amartemata amartēmata amartematon amartēmatōn amartematos amartēmatos hamartema hamartēma hamártema hamártēma hamartemata hamartēmata hamartḗmata hamartematon hamartemáton hamartēmatōn hamartēmátōn hamartematos hamartēmatos hamartḗmatosLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Mark 3:28 N-NNPGRK: ἀνθρώπων τὰ ἁμαρτήματα καὶ αἱ NAS: to you, all sins shall be forgiven KJV: All sins shall be forgiven INT: of men the sins and the Mark 3:29 N-GNS Romans 3:25 N-GNP 1 Corinthians 6:18 N-NNS Strong's Greek 265 |
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