hamartia
Some other forms of that word:
Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
Strong's Number
G266 matches the Greek ἁμαρτία (
hamartia), which occurs 174 times in
151 verses in the Greek concordance
266. hamartia ham-ar-tee'-ah from 264; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).
Strong's Number
G264 matches the Greek ἁμαρτάνω (
hamartanō), which occurs 48 times in
37 verses in the Greek concordance
264. hamartano ham-ar-tan'-o perhaps from 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 3313; properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin:--
Strong's Number
G265 matches the Greek ἁμάρτημα (
hamartēma), which occurs 4 times in
4 verses in the Greek concordance
265. hamartema ham-ar'-tay-mah from 264; a sin (properly concrete):--sin
267. amarturos am-ar'-too-ros from 1 (as a negative particle) and a form of 3144; unattested:--without witness.
268. hamartolos ham-ar-to-los' from 264; sinful, i.e. a sinner:--sinful, sinner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartia
Hamartia (
Ancient Greek: ἁμαρτία
is a missing the mark, failure, fault, or error. In discussions of tragedy, hamartia has often traditionally been described as a hero's
fatal flaw. This usage derives from a misunderstanding of
Aristotle in his work
Poetics. The word hamartia is rooted in the notion of missing the mark (hamartanein) and covers a broad spectrum that includes ignorant, mistaken, or accidental wrongdoing,
[1] as well as deliberate iniquity, error, or
sin.
[2]
This form of drawing emotion from the audience is a staple of the Greek tragedies. In
Greek tragedy, stories that contain a character with a hamartia often follow a similar blueprint. The hamartia, as stated, is seen as an error in judgment or unwitting mistake is applied to the actions of the hero. For example, the hero might attempt to achieve a certain objective X; by making an error in judgment, however, the hero instead achieves the opposite of X, with disastrous consequences.
How a Christian believes humanity is impacted by either a literal or metaphorical "Fall" typically forms the foundation for their views on related theological concepts such as
salvation,
justification, and
sanctification.[
citation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartiology
Hamartiology (
Greek: ἁμαρτία,
hamartia, "missing the mark," "sin," + -λογια,
-logia) is the branch of
theology which studies
sin.
[1] Substantial branches of hamartiological understanding subscribe to the doctrine of
original sin,[
citation needed] which the
Apostle Paul is claimed to have espoused in
Romans 5:12-19 and which was popularized in the
West and developed into a notion of "hereditary guilt" by
Augustine of Hippo.
The North African bishop taught that God holds all the descendants of
Adam and Eve accountable for Adam's sin of rebellion, and as such all people deserve
God's wrath and condemnation apart from any actual sins they personally commit.
[2]
In contradistinction, a view sometimes ascribed to
Pelagius states that humans enter life as moral
tabula rasae and responsible for their own moral nature.[
citation needed]
The Fall that occurred when Adam and Eve disobeyed
God, according to
Pelagianism, affected humankind only minimally as it established a negative moral precedent. Few contemporary theologians (especially thinkers in Augustinian traditions) and no orthodox theologians, however, continue to hold this hamartiological viewpoint.[
citation needed]
A third branch of thinking takes an intermediate position, asserting that after the Fall human beings are naturally impacted by the sin of Adam such that they have inborn tendencies to rebel against God (which by personal choice all accountable humans, except
Jesus, will choose or have chosen to indulge). This is the hamartiological position of the
Eastern Christian churches, often called
ancestral sin as opposed to original sin, but it is sometimes viewed as
Semipelagian in the West.
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