ἁμαρτάνω: hamartanō (G264), a Greek word meaning "properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin"
hamartanō
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hamartanō is a Greek word meaning "properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin", encompassing ideas like for your faults, offend, sin, trespass.
to sin; to err morally, to do wrong
The Greek word hamartanō means "to sin; to err morally, to do wrong," encompassing related ideas including for your faults, offend, sin, trespass.
- to offend or trespass
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ἁμαρτάνω
Pronunciationhamartanō
G264
properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin
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