sin

Greek Noun Female

ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע,עָוֹן, etc;] prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word); (a) guilt, sin (Plat, Arist, al.); (b) more freq, from Æsch. down, a fault, failure. In NT (as LXX) always in ethical sense; 1) as a principle and quality of action, = τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν, a sinning, sin: Rom.5:12, 13 20; ὑφ᾽ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι, Rom.3:9; ἐπιμένειν, Rom.6:1; ἀποθνήσκειν, νεκρὸν εἶναι τῇ ἁ, Rom.6:2, 11; τὴν ἀ. γινώσκειν, Rom.7:7; σῶμα τῆς ἁ, Rom.6:6; ἀπάτη τῆς ἁ, Heb.3:13; personified as a ruling principle, ἁ. βασιλεύει, κυριεύει, etc, Rom.5:21 6:12, 14 7:17, 20; δουλεύειν, Rom.6:6; δοῦλος τῆς ἁ, ib. 17; νόμος τῆς ἁ, Rom.7:23 8:2; δύναμις τῆς ἁ, 1Co.15:56 (cf. Gen.4:7). 2) As a generic term (disting. fr. the specific terms ἁμάρτημα, which see, etc.) for concrete wrongdoing, violation of the divine law, sin: Jhn.8:46, Jas.1:15, al; ποιεῖν (τὴν) ἁ, Jhn.8:34, 2Co.11:7, 1Jn.3:8; εἴχειν ἁ, Jhn.9:41 15:22, 24 19:11, 1Jn.1:8; in pl. ἁμαρτίαι, sin in the aggregate, 1Th.2:16 (see Milligan, in l.); ποιεῖν ἁμαρτίας, Jas.5:15; πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν, Jas.5:20, 1Pe.4:8; ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν, Mat.26:28, Mrk.1:4, al; ἐν ἁμαρτίαις εἶναι, 1Co.15:17; collectively, αἴρειν τὴν ἁ. τ. κόσμου, Jhn.1:29; ἀποθνήσκειν ἐν τῇ ἁ, Jhn.8:21. 3) = ἁμάρτημα, a sinful deed, a sin: Mat.12:31, Act.7:60, 1Jn.5:16. SYN.: see: ἁμάρτημα. (AS)

sin

Greek Noun Female

ἁμαρτ-ία, ἡ, a failure, fault, τῶνδ᾽ ἁ. δόμων[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. δόξης error of judgement, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) in Philos. and Religion, guilt, sin, [NT+5th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

a sin (properly abstract); offence, sin(-ful); from g264 (ἁμαρτάνω)