James 2:9:4Jas.2.9.W4TAB
ἁμαρτίαν
hamartian
“sin”
- Transliteration
- ha-mar-TI-an
- Extended
- hah-mahr-TIH-ahn
- IPA
- /ha.marˈti.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- sin
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mar-TI-an
- sentence
EI de pro-sō-po-lēm-PTEI-te ha-mar-TI-an er-GA-ze-sthe e-len-KHO-me-noi hy-PO tou NO-mou hōs pa-ra-BA-tai
Exegesis
The present active indicative verb prosopolempteite {προσωπολημπτεῖτε | prosōpolempteîte} “you show partiality” describes ongoing discriminatory behavior, with the accusative object hamartian {ἁμαρτίαν | hamartían} “sin” denoting the moral outcome.
Root and etymology
hamartanōalpha–mu–alpha–rho–tau–alpha–nu–omega
“to miss the mark, err”
In context — James 2:9
But if you show partiality , you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors .
About this coordinate
James 2:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of James 2:9, so the Greek word ἁμαρτίαν (hamartian) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jas.2.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.9.W4.S1) and character.