John 8:34:18John.8.34.W18TAB
ἁμαρτίας
hamartias
“sin”
- Transliteration
- ha-mar-TI-as
- Extended
- hah-mahr-TEE-ahs
- IPA
- /ha.marˈti.as/
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ha-mar-TI-as
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS a-MĒN a-MĒN LE-gō hy-MĪN HO-ti PAS ho poi-ŌN tēn ha-mar-TI-an DOU-LOS ES-tin tês ha-mar-TI-as
Exegesis
The final clause, doulos estin tēs hamartias {δοῦλός ἐστιν τῆς ἁμαρτίας | doû-los és-tin tês ha-mar-tí-as}, is a predicate nominative statement defining such a person as a slave, with the genitive tēs hamartias indicating domination or ownership: sin is portrayed as the master that claims control. The English renderings preserve the directness of the saying, keep the solemn double affirmation, and express the participle as continuous practice rather than a one-time event.
Root and etymology
hamartanoalpha mu alpha rho tau alpha nu omega
“to miss the mark, to sin”
In context — John 8:34
Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who is engaged in sin is a slave of sin.”
About this coordinate
John 8:34:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 8:34, 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.8.34.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.34.W18.S1) and character.