ας (ἡ) [ᾰμ] erreur, faute, ESCHL. Pr. 9, Ag. 1198, etc. ; SOPH. Ph. 1248 ; EUR. Hipp. 320 ; THC. 1, 32 ; PLAT. Rsp. 379 d, etc.

Étym. ἁμαρτάνω.

ἡ, a failure, fault, τῶνδ’ ἁ. δόμων A. Ag. 1197, etc. ; οὐ τῇ ἑαυτοῦ ἁμαρτίᾳ χρῆσθαι Antipho 4.3.4; ἁ. δόξης error of judgement, Th. 1.32. in Philos. and Religion, guilt, sin, Pl. Lg. 660c, al., Arist. EN 1148a3, al., LXX Ge. 18.20, al., Ev. Jo. 8.46, al.

ἡ, Fehler, Sünde, Tragg.; Ar. Ran. 1131, com. u. att. Prosa. Ggstz ὀρθότης, Plat. Legg. I.627d, II.668d ; ἁμαρτίαν περὶ τοὺς θεοὺς ἁμαρτάνειν Rep. II.379d ; minder gebräuchlich als ἁμάρτημα.

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)