ἁμαρτάνω
hamartanō
Modern Summary of Abbott-Smith’s Lexicon (1922)
The word *hamartanō* primarily means "to miss the mark" or "to make an error." It is often used metaphorically to describe doing wrong or violating God's law, which is referred to as sin in both the Old Testament (LXX) and New Testament. The term can be applied absolutely or with specific contexts, such as sinning against someone or committing a sin leading to death.
to sin; to miss the mark, to err morally
The Greek word hamartanō means "to sin; to miss the mark, to err morally," encompassing related ideas including for your faults, offend, sin, trespass.
Its Hebrew parallels include חָטָא (châṭâ), אָשַׁם (âsham), חֲטָאָה (chăṭââh), revealing shared conceptual ground across the biblical languages.
The semantic range of hamartanō — spanning meanings like for your faults, offend, sin — suggests a word whose full significance cannot be captured by a single English term.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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חָטָא
châṭâ
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
אָשַׁם
âsham
to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
חֲטָאָה
chăṭââh
an offence, or a sacrifice forit
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חָטָא
châṭâ
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
אָשַׁם
âsham
to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
חֲטָאָה
chăṭââh
an offence, or a sacrifice forit
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