John 15:22:7John.15.22.W7TAB
ἁμαρτίαν
hamartian
“sin”
- Transliteration
- ha-mar-TI-an
- Extended
- ha-mar-TI-an
- IPA
- /ha.mar.ˈti.an/
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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ha-mar-TI-an
- phraseyour reading level
ha-mar-TI-an ouk EI-kho-san
- clause
ei MÊ ÊL-thon KAI e-LA-lê-sa au-TOIS ha-mar-TI-an ouk EI-kho-san
- 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 sequence hamartian ouk eichosan {ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἴχοσαν | hamartían ouk eíchosan} expresses the unreal consequence, with the imperfect highlighting a hypothetical state that never existed apart from His presence and words.
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 15:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 15:22, 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 John.15.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.22.W7.S1) and character.