to sin

Greek Verb

ἁμαρτάνω (present formed from aor. ἁμαρτεῖν), [in LXX for חָטָא, also for אָשַׁם, רָשַׁע, etc;] 1) to miss the mark (Hom, Æsch, al.), hence metaphorically (Hom, al.), to err, do wrong 2) In LXX and NT, to violate God's law, to sin (for non-Christian exx, see MM, VGT, see word): absol, Mat.18:25 27:4, Luk.17:3, Jhn.5:14 8:11 9:2-3 Rom.2:12 3:23 5:12, 14 5:16 6:15, 1Co.7:28 7:36 15:34, Eph.4:26, 1Ti.5:20, Tit.3:11, Heb.3:17 10:26, 1Pe.2:20, 2Pe.2:4 2:4 1Jn.1:10 Jn 2:1 Jn 3:6-9 Jn 5:18; with cogn. accusative, ἁ. ἁμαρτίαν (cf. Exo.32:30, חֲטָאָה חָטָא), 1Jn.5:16; before εἰς, Mat.18:21, Luk.15:18, 21 17:4, Act.25:8 (καίσαρα). 1Co.6:18 8:12 (Field, Notes, 173); ἐνώπιον, Luk.15:18, 21; πρὸς θάνατον (cf. Num.18:22, מוּת חֵטְא), 1Jn.5:16 (Cremer, 98, 633). (AS)

to sin

Greek Verb

ἁμαρτάνω [ᾰμ. ᾰν]: future ἁμαρτήσομαι[Refs 8th c.BC+] later -ήσω [NT+2nd c.AD+], (δι-) [Refs 5th c.BC+], (ἐξ-) [Refs]Acut. (Sp.)[Refs]aorist 2 ἥμαρτον[Refs 6th c.BC+], Attic dialect; Epic dialect ἤμβροτον, but only indicative; Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers.singular ἄμβροτε[Refs 7th c.BC+], infinitive ἀμβρότην[Refs]; optative ἁμάρτοιν (for ἁμάρτοιμι) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἡμάρτησα[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἡμάρτηκα[Refs 5th c.BC+], Attic dialect:—passive, aorist ἡμαρτήθην[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἡμάρτημαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἡμάρτητο[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—miss the mark, especially of spear thrown, absolutely, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἁ. τῆς ὁδοῦ miss road, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) generally, fail of one's purpose, go wrong, absolutely, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μύθων ἡμάρτανε failed of good speech, [Refs]; γνώμης, ἐλπίδων, βουλήσεως ἁ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. τοῦ χρησμοῦ mistake it, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) fail of having, be deprived of, mostly with genitive, χειρῶν ἐξ Ὀδυσῆος ἁμαρτήσεσθαι ὀπωπῆς that I should lose my sight by Ulysses' hands, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —once with _neuter_ adjective, οὐ γὰρ εἰκὸς. ἐμὲ ὑμῶν ἁμαρτεῖν τοῦτό γ᾽ 'tis not seemly that I should ask this of you in vain, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δυοῖν κακοῖν οὐκ ἦν ἁμαρτεῖν (i.e. either one or the other) [Refs 5th c.BC+] —so μηδὲ δυοῖν φθάσαι ἁμάρτωσιν, ἢ. ἢ. fail to be before-hand in one of two things, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) rarely, fail to do, neglect, φίλων ἡμάρτανε δώρων[Refs 8th c.BC+] II) absolutely, do wrong, err, sin, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc:—with participle, ἥμαρτε χρηστὰ μωμένη[Refs 5th c.BC+]adjective or pronoun, αὐτὸς ἐγὼ τόδε γ᾽ ἤμβροτον I erred in this, [Refs 8th c.BC+] or τι do wrong in a matter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. εἴς τινα sin against, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τὴν ἔλλειψιν, ἐπὶ τὸ πλεῖον, [LXX+5th c.BC+] II.2) passive, ἡμαρτήθη ὁ ἐς Σικελίαν πλοῦς[Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect participle, τἀμὰ δ᾽ ἡμαρτημένα my plans are frustrate, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) ἁμαρτανόμενος, as adjective, wrong, mistaken, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and of persons, ἡμαρτημένοι mistaken, [Refs]

Greek

Verb

properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin; for your faults, offend, sin, trespass; perhaps from g1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and the base of g3313 (μέρος);