John 15:22:17John.15.22.W17TAB
ἁμαρτίας
hamartias
“sin”
- Transliteration
- ha-mar-TI-as
- Extended
- ha-mar-TI-as
- IPA
- /ha.mar.ˈti.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- sin
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mar-TI-as
- clause
NYN DE PRO-pha-sin ouk E-khou-sin pe-RI TÊS ha-mar-TI-as au-TÔN
- sentence
ei MÊ ÊL-thon KAI e-LA-lê-sa au-TOIS ha-mar-TI-an ouk EI-kho-san NYN DE PRO-pha-sin ouk E-khou-sin pe-RI TÊS ha-mar-TI-as au-TÔN
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase peri tēs hamartias autōn {περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν | perì tês hamartías autôn} narrows the lack of excuse to the specific matter of their own sin, reinforcing the moral accountability created by revelation.
Root and etymology
hamartanōalpha mu alpha rho tau alpha nu omega
“to miss the mark”
In context — John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been accountable for sin; but now they have no pretext concerning their sin.
About this coordinate
John 15:22:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 15:22, so the Greek word ἁμαρτίας (hamartias) 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 John.15.22.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.22.W17.S1) and character.