Anomia:  The Greek Key to the Scriptural Faith

Yesterday, I was looking up the Scriptural definition for “sin” in preparation for a response to a “free ticket to heaven” track handed to me the other day.  I was using the “King James with Strong’s Numbers” when to my shock/horror I noticed the word “anomia” was left out by the translators.  I immediately knew it was significant but was not sure why.

Here is the listing for “anomia” Strong’s Number 458:

The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon

“Anomia” was translated as “transgression of the law” twice in 1 John 3:4 where we find what most consider the Scriptural definition of “sin”. 

1 John

3:4 Whosoever <3956> committeth <4160> sin <266> transgresseth <4160> * <458> also <2532> the law: <458> for <2532> sin <266> is <2076> the transgression of the law. <458>

However, the very same Greek word was translated as “iniquity” 12 times.  Most do not associate the term “iniquity” with the violation of Torah as they would with the phrase “transgression of the law”.

Here is a listing of some the verses that contain the term “anomia” in the original Greek followed by alternative translation for “iniquity”.  The clarity and consistency with the rest of Scripture post “new testament” becomes self-evident.  We are forgiven by grace but must purpose to keep Torah for eternal life.

Matthew

7:23 And <2532> then <5119> will I profess <3670> unto them <846> * <3754>, I never <3763> knew <1097> you: <5209> depart <672> from <575> me, <1700> ye that work <2038> iniquity. <458>

7:23 And then will I profess unto them *, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work  contempt and violation of Torah. <458>

13:41 The Son <5207> of man <444> shall send forth <649> his <846> angels, <32> and <2532> they shall gather <4816> out of <1537> his <846> kingdom <932> all things <3956> that offend, <4625> and <2532> them which do <4160> iniquity; <458>

13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do violate of Torah. <458>

23:28 Even so <3779> ye <5210> also <3303> * <2532> * outwardly <1855> appear <5316> righteous <1342> unto men, <444> but <1161> within <2081> ye are <2075> full <3324> of hypocrisy <5272> and <2532> iniquity. <458>

23:28 Even so ye also * * outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and contempt and violation of Torah. <458>

24:12 And <2532> because <1223> iniquity <458> shall abound <4129>, the love <26> of many <4183> shall wax cold <5594>.

24:12 And because contempt and violation of Torah. <458> shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Romans

4:7 Saying, Blessed <3107> are they whose <3739> iniquities <458> are forgiven <863>, and <2532> whose <3739> sins <266> are covered <1943>.

4:7 Saying, Blessed are they whose violations of Torah. <458> are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

2 Corinthians

6:14 Be ye <1096> not <3361> unequally yoked together <2086> with unbelievers: <571> for <1063> what <5101> fellowship <3352> hath righteousness <1343> with <2532> unrighteousness? <458> and <1161> what <5101> communion <2842> hath light <5457> with <4314> darkness? <4655>

6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with violators of Torah. <458> and what communion hath light with darkness?

2 Thessalonians

2:7 For <1063> the mystery <3466> of iniquity <458> doth <1754> already <2235> work <1754>: only <3440> he who now <737> letteth <2722> will let, until <2193> he be taken <1096> out of <1537> the way. <3319>

2:7 For the mystery of contempt for/and violation of Torah. <458> doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

Titus

2:14 Who <3739> gave <1325> himself <1438> for <5228> us, <2257> that <2443> he might redeem <3084> us <2248> from <575> all <3956> iniquity, <458> and <2532> purify <2511> unto himself <1438> a peculiar <4041> people, <2992> zealous <2207> of good <2570> works. <2041>

2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all violations of Torah. <458> and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Hebrews

1:9 Thou hast loved <25> righteousness, <1343> and <2532> hated <3404> iniquity; <458> therefore <5124> * <1223> * God, <2316> even thy <4675> God, <2316> hath anointed <5548> thee <4571> with the oil <1637> of gladness <20> above <3844> thy <4675> fellows. <3353>

1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated contempt for/and violation of Torah. <458> therefore * * God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

8:12 For <3754> I will be <2071> merciful <2436> to their <846> unrighteousness, <93> and <2532> their <846> sins <266> and <2532> their <846> iniquities <458> will I remember <3415> no <3364> more. <2089>

8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their contempt for/and violation of Torah. <458> will I remember no more.

10:17 And <2532> their <846> sins <266> and <2532> iniquities <846> will <458> I remember <3415> no <3364> more. <2089>

10:17 And their sins and contempt for/and violation of Torah. will <458> I remember no more.