ἁμαρτάνω

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Although there are no known cognates, Beekes nonetheless reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *h₂mert- (miss, fail) as the ancestor of this word.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ᾰ̔μᾰρτᾰ́νω (hamartánō)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to miss, miss the mark, especially of a thrown spear [with genitive ‘something’]
    1. (transitive, intransitive) to fail at, miss one's point, go wrong in [with genitive ‘something’]
    2. (transitive) to be deprived of, to lose [with genitive ‘something’]
    3. (rarely transitive) to fail to do, neglect [with genitive ‘something’]
  2. (intransitive) to fail, do wrong, err, sin

Inflection

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of miss a target, fail): τυγχάνω (tunkhánō)

Derived terms

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