Greek adjective · G268
ἁμαρτωλός
hamartolosham-ar-to-los'
sinful
47 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: hamartōlós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G268is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 10spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G268
sinful, i.e. a sinner
The King James renders it: sinful, sinner.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
hamartolos is rendered "sinful". It stands 47 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Eighteen of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 9:10Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.
Matthew 9:10ἁμαρτωλοὶ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- sinners24
- sinful7
- a sinner6
- sinner4
- of sinners3
- to sinners2
- a sinful1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 47, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἁμαρτωλῶν13
- ἁμαρτωλοὶ9
- ἁμαρτωλός5
- ἁμαρτωλῷ5
- ἁμαρτωλὸς4
- ἁμαρτωλοί3
- ἁμαρτωλοὺς3
- ἁμαρτωλοῖς2
- ἁμαρτωλούς2
- ἁμαρτωλὸν1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural13A-GPM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural11A-NPM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular6A-NSM
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural5A-APM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular4A-DSM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singular3A-NSF
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural2A-DPM
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular1A-ASM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1A-DSF
- adjective · vocative (address) · masculine plural1A-VPM
Matthew
five uses
Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- ἁμαρτωλούςhamartolousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of sinners
Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of sinners
Mark
six uses
While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- ἁμαρτωλούςhamartolousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
- ἁμαρτωλῷhamartoloadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: sinful
When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinful
Luke
eighteen uses
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
- ἁμαρτωλόςhamartolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: sinful
But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
- ἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartolousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
- ἁμαρτωλοῖςhamartoloisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: to sinners
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of sinners
When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
- ἁμαρτωλόςhamartolosadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: a sinner
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
- ἁμαρτωλόςhamartolosadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: a sinner
To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this fate?
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- ἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartolousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
- ἁμαρτωλῷhamartoloadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: sinner
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
- ἁμαρτωλῷhamartoloadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: sinner
But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- ἁμαρτωλῷhamartoloadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: sinner
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
- ἁμαρτωλῷhamartoloadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: a sinful
‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinful
John
four uses
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
- ἁμαρτωλὸςhamartolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: sinful
So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
- ἁμαρτωλόςhamartolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a sinner
He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
- ἁμαρτωλόςhamartolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a sinner
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: to sinners
Romans
four uses
However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
- ἁμαρτωλὸςhamartolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a sinner
But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
- ἁμαρτωλὸςhamartolosadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: sinful
Galatians
two uses
We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
- ἁμαρτωλοίhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
- ἁμαρτωλοίhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
1 Timothy
two uses
We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
- ἁμαρτωλοῖςhamartoloisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinful
This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
- ἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartolousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
Hebrews
two uses
Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartolonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
James
two uses
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- ἁμαρτωλοίhamartoloiadjective · vocative (address) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
- ἁμαρτωλὸνhamartolonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a sinner
1 Peter
one use
And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
- ἁμαρτωλὸςhamartolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: sinner
Jude
one use
to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartoloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: sinners
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.