[Charles Henrickson]

"Harmartia" arose from the Greek verb "hamartanein," meaning "to miss the mark" or "to err."

In the New Testament, which was written in Greek, hamartia is the most common and most general word for "sin." The noun "sin," the adjective "sinful," and the verb "to sin," all come from the same hamart- root.

I have taught New Testament Greek, and I read the NT in Greek all the time, so this word is very familiar to me.

[martin_fierro]

"Harmartia" arose from the Greek verb "hamartanein," meaning "to miss the mark" or "to err."
In the New Testament, which was written in Greek, hamartia is the most common and most general word for "sin." The noun "sin," the adjective "sinful," and the verb "to sin," all come from the same hamart- root.
I have taught New Testament Greek, and I read the NT in Greek all the time, so this word is very familiar to me.

[secret garden]

Interesting! Can you remind me of the most common word uttered by Jesus in the Bible? We spoke about it this summer in one of the studies and I should have remembered but I cannot.

[SoothingDave]

It’s all Greek to me.

[mikrofon]

Hamartia, Ham Martya, sin — I could understand that....

[zot]

In the New Testament, which was written in Greek, hamartia is the most common and most general word for "sin." The noun "sin," the adjective "sinful," and the verb "to sin," all come from the same hamart- root.

Thank you for pointing this out. I was hoping someone would.