Greek word study
ἁμαρτίαhamartía — a sin
prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.
Translated in the King James as: offence, sin(-ful)
Appears 173 times in Scripture
Origin: from G264 (ἁμαρτάνω);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Luke — 11×
John — 17×
Romans — 48×
1 Corinthians — 4×
2 Corinthians — 3×
Ephesians — 1×
Colossians — 1×
1 Thessalonians — 1×
1 Timothy — 2×
2 Timothy — 1×
Hebrews — 25×
James — 7×
1 Peter — 6×
2 Peter — 2×
1 John — 17×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.