"an error; sin, offence, Mk. 3:28; 4:12; Rom. 3:25; 1 Cor. 6:18"
Definition and meaning
an error; sin, offence, Mk. 3:28; 4:12; Rom. 3:25; 1 Cor. 6:18
In the original Greek the word is written: ἁμάρτημα
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hamartema (G265) across the King James Bible.
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
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Common questions
Strong's G265 (hamartema) is a Greek word that means: an error; sin, offence, Mk. 3:28; 4:12; Rom. 3:25; 1 Cor. 6:18 It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word hamartema (G265) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G265 is hamartema, a Greek word defined as: an error; sin, offence, Mk. 3:28; 4:12; Rom. 3:25; 1 Cor. 6:18. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hamartema is a Greek word found in the New Testament.