Lexicon
προαμαρτάνω
proamartanō
G4258
G:V Greek

to sin beforehand

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Occurrences
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Greek
Language

Proamartano describes people identified as having sinned before a later visit or warning.

In both occurrences, the term identifies people whose sin had already occurred before a subsequent coming, warning, or response.

Senses in use

  1. Prior sin before a later response · dominant

    Both forms are perfect active participles referring to people whose sin is already in view before a later action. In 2 Corinthians 12:21 the APB renders those people as having “sinned beforehand” and not repented; in 2 Corinthians 13:2 it addresses those same kinds of people in advance of a possible return in which they will not be spared.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “sinned beforehand” in both verses. This repeated wording confirms the verses' temporal framing without isolating every aspect of the Greek participle.

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