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προαμαρτάνω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
προαμαρτάνω
Greek transliteration: 
proamartanō
Simplified transliteration: 
proamartano
Principal Parts: 
-, -, προημάρτηκα, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4258
GK Number: 
4579
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-3a(2a)
Gloss: 
to sin earlier, to have sinned beforehand
Definition: 
to sin before;, perf., to have already sinned, have sinned heretofore, 2 Cor. 12:21; 13:2*

Greek-English Concordance for προαμαρτάνω

2 Corinthians 12:21 I am afraid that when I come, my God may again humble me before you, and that I will mourn for many who have sinned earlier (proēmartēkotōn | προημαρτηκότων | perf act ptcp gen pl masc) and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery in which they indulged.
2 Corinthians 13:2 I said before when I was with you the second time, and now, though absent, I say ahead of time to those who have sinned previously (proēmartēkosin | προημαρτηκόσιν | perf act ptcp dat pl masc) and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare anyone,