What does the Greek word Hamartia mean? It is translated sin, but do you know what it means??

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It literaly means "missing the mark or bullseye".

Answer 1

And that is the whole point. And it means so much more than that!! In drama, it's a term for "tragic flaw".

Greek is such a wonderful language.

Aristotle used the term quite a bit. As did the writers of the Greek tragedies:

The Greek word that describes what many people refer to as the "tragic flaw" of the hero of Greek tragedy, "hamartia" has a complex meaning which includes "sin," "error," "trespass," as well as "missing the mark" (as in archery–missing the bull's-eye).

The "mistake" of the hero has an integral place in the plot of the tragedy. The logic of the hero's descent into misfortune is determined by the nature of his or her particular kind of hamartia.

An in-depth study of the New Testment in Greek is required reading at seminary.

Answer 2

What I can no longer understand about any monotheistic idea out there is how it separates life from its source. On one hand it says the God is everywhere, and on the other hand I am some kind of separate entity that by design, or deed, am somehow independent, or have been removed from it. But, if I didn't have that source of life flowing through me at every moment, I would simply drop dead. Because, God is life. There is no "other life" than this one we know of with any certainty. We don't have, or have not, a life - we are life. The key is to be mindful of it, and that's a hard thing to do in a system substitutes life with lifestyle The only rational conclusion is that God, or the source of life - whatever it is, has been taking up forms in a myriad of manifestations, including us, for a long - long time.. The only tragedy is never recognizing it, because what remains is delusion. The original word for sin simply means to be unaware, or unmindful, of the life you are. Don't miss real life! We exist to live here in this world. Where else can you really live? Words have life no differently than a kid who is told he/she is stupid, or ugly, or useless, or bright, pretty, or a can do guy. If you believe them, you are either trapped by the hurt, or generally end up full of yourself. They're just words, and they are all common. But, if you want to chase phantom words around in your mind you are free to do so. But, I have yet seen a pair of words create a single progeny, or any other real life. Have you?

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What does the Greek word Hamartia mean? It is translated sin, but do you know what it means??
It literaly means "missing the mark or bullseye".

Answer 4

It's an archery term. The early Christian church didn't look at sin as breaking divine law, but as a failure, as a falling-short of one's goal of holiness. The logical response was not punishment but a realistic assessment of the effectiveness of one's actions and a resolve to do better next time.

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What Does Hamartia Mean

Answer 6

Yah missing the point, the mark is the law and God

Answer 7

I went to pee in the urinal but I hamartia and had to grab a mop.