ἁμαρτία

See also: αμαρτία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of ἁμαρτάνω (hamartánō, to miss, fail) + -ίᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̔μᾰρτίᾱ • (hamartíā) f (genitive ᾰ̔μᾰρτίᾱς); first declension

(Attic, Koine)
  1. error, mistake, fault, failure
  2. (religion, philosophy) guilt, sin

Inflection

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