John 16:9:2John.16.9.W2TAB
ἁμαρτίας
hamartias
“sin”
- Transliteration
- ha-mar-TI-as
- Extended
- hah-mahr-TI-as
- IPA
- /ha.marˈti.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
- phraseyour reading level
pe-RI ha-mar-TI-as MEN
- sentence
pe-RI ha-mar-TI-as MEN HO-ti oo pis-TEU-ou-sin eis e-ME
Exegesis
The opening prepositional phrase peri hamartias {περὶ ἁμαρτίας | perì hamartías} sets the topic first and points the discourse toward the specific area under discussion.
Root and etymology
hamartanoalpha mu alpha rho tau alpha nu omega
“to miss the mark, err”
In context — John 16:9
As to sin , indeed, the reason is that they do not believe in Me .
About this coordinate
John 16:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 16:9, 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.16.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.9.W2.S1) and character.