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Lexicon :: Strong's G268 - hamartōlos

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ἁμαρτωλός
Transliteration
hamartōlos (Key)
Pronunciation
ham-ar-to-los'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:317,51

Strong’s Definitions

ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlós, ham-ar-to-los'; from G264; sinful, i.e. a sinner:—sinful, sinner.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G268 in the following manner: sinner (43x), sinful (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G268 in the following manner: sinner (43x), sinful (4x).

  1. devoted to sin, a sinner

    1. not free from sin

    2. pre-eminently sinful, especially wicked

      1. all wicked men

      2. specifically of men stained with certain definite vices or crimes

        1. tax collectors, heathen

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlós, ham-ar-to-los'; from G264; sinful, i.e. a sinner:—sinful, sinner.
STRONGS G268:
ἁμαρτωλός, -όν, (from the form ἁμάρτω, as φείδωλός from φείδομαι), devoted to sin, a (masculine or feminine) sinner.
In the N. T. distinctions are so drawn that one is called ἁμαρτωλός who is,
a. not free from sin. In this sense all men are sinners; as, Matthew 9:13; Mark 2:17; Luke 5:8, 32; Luke 13:2; Luke 18:13; Romans 3:7; Romans 5:(8), 19; 1 Timothy 1:15; Hebrews 7:26.
b. pre-eminently sinful, especially wicked;
α. universally: 1 Timothy 1:9; Jude 1:15; Mark 8:38; Luke 6:32-34; Luke 7:37, 39; Luke 15:7, 10; John 9:16, 24f. John 9:31; Galatians 2:17; Hebrews 12:3; James 4:8; James 5:20; 1 Peter 4:18; ἁμαρτία itself is called ἁμαρτωλός, Romans 7:13.
β. specifically, of men stained with certain definite vices or crimes, e. g. the tax-gatherers: Luke 15:2; Luke 18:13; Luke 19:7; hence, the combination τελῶναι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, Matthew 9:10; Matthew 11:19; Mark 2:15; Luke 5:30; Luke 7:34; Luke 15:1. heathen, called by the Jews sinners κατ’ ἐξοχήν (1 Macc. 1:34; 1 Macc. 2:48, 62; Tobit 13:6): Matthew 26:45 [?]; Mark 14:41; Luke 24:7; Galatians 2:15. (The word is found often in the Sept., as the equivalent of חֹטֵא and רָשָׁע, and in the O. T. Apocrypha; very seldom in Greek writings, as Aristotle, eth. Nic. 2, 9, p. 1109a, 33; Plutarch, de audiend. poët. 7, p. 25 c.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
9:10; 9:13; 11:19; 26:45
Mark
2:15; 2:17; 8:38; 14:41
Luke
5:8; 5:30; 5:32; 6:32; 6:33; 6:34; 7:34; 7:37; 7:39; 13:2; 15:1; 15:2; 15:7; 15:10; 18:13; 18:13; 19:7; 24:7
John
9:16; 9:24; 9:31
Romans
3:7; 5:8; 5:19; 7:13
Galatians
2:15; 2:17
1 Timothy
1:9; 1:15
Hebrews
7:26; 12:3
James
4:8; 5:20
1 Peter
4:18
Jude
1:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G268 matches the Greek ἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos),
which occurs 47 times in 45 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:10 - Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:11 - But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:13 - Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’[fn] For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:19 - The Son of Man,[fn] on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:45 - Then he came to the disciples and said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:15 - Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:16 - But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees[fn] saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such scum?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:17 - When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:38 - If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:41 - When he returned to them the third time, he said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But no—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:8 - When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:30 - But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:32 - I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:32 - “If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:33 - And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:34 - And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:34 - The Son of Man,[fn] on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 - When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:39 - When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:2 - “Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee?” Jesus asked. “Is that why they suffered?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:1 - Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:2 - This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:7 - In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:10 - In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:13 - “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:7 - But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:7 - that the Son of Man[fn] must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:16 - Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus is not from God, for he is working on the Sabbath.” Others said, “But how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs?” So there was a deep division of opinion among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:24 - So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[fn] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:25 - “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:31 - We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:7 - “But,” someone might still argue, “how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:8 - But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:19 - Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:13 - But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:15 - “You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:17 - But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean Christ has led us into sin? Absolutely not!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:9 - For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:15 - This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:26 - He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:3 - Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people;[fn] then you won’t become weary and give up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:8 - Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:20 - you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:18 - And also,
“If the righteous are barely saved,
what will happen to godless sinners?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:15 - to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[fn]
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