ἁμαρτάνω

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., Matt 18,25; 27,4, Luk 17,3, Joh 5,14; 8,11; 9,2-3 Rom 2,12; 3,23; 5,12, 14; 5,16; 6,15, 1 Kor 7,28; 7,36; 15,34, Ef 4,26, 1 Tim 5,20, Tit 3,11, Hebr 3,17; 10,26, 1 Pet 2,20, 2 Pet 2,4; 2,4 1 Joh 1,10 Joh 2,1 Joh 3,6-9 Joh 5,18; with cogn. accusative, ἁ. ἁμαρτίαν (cf. 2 Mos 32,30, חֲטָאָה חָטָא), 1 Joh 5,16 before εἰς, Matt 18,21, Luk 15,18, 21; 17,4, ApG 25,8 (καίσαρα). 1 Kor 6,18; 8,12 (Field, Notes, 173); ἐνώπιον, Luk 15,18, 21; πρὸς θάνατον (cf. 4 Mos 18,22, מוּת חֵטְא), 1 Joh 5,16 (Cremer, 98, 633).†