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Words of "Sin" in the New Testament Romans 5:12-21 Excerpt The principal NT term is  hamartia  (and cognates), which is equivalent to  ḥṭ’ . In classical Gk. it is used for missing a target or taking a wrong road. It is the general NT term for sin as concrete wrongdoing, the violation of God’s law ( Jn. 8:46 ;  Jas. 1:15 ;  1 Jn. 1:8 ). In  Rom. 5–8  Paul personifies the term as a ruling principle in human life ( cf .   5:12 ;  6:12 ,  14 ;  7:17 ,  20 ;  8:2 ).  paraptōma  occurs in classical contexts for an error in measurement or a blunder. The NT gives it a stronger moral connotation as misdeed or trespass ( cf . ‘dead through … ’,  Eph. 2:1 ;  Mt. 6:14 f.).  parabasis  is a similarly derived term with similar meaning, ‘transgression’, ‘going beyond the norm’ ( Rom. 4:15 ;  Heb. 2:2 ).  asebeia  is perhaps the profoundest NT term and commonly translates  pš‘ ...

Words of "Sin" in the New Testament Romans 5:12-21 Excerpt ‎The principal NT term is hamartia (and cognates), which is equivalent to ḥṭ’ . In classical Gk. it is used for missing a target or taking a wrong road. It is the general NT term for sin as concrete wrongdoing, the violation of God’s law ( Jn. 8:46 ; Jas. 1:15 ; 1 Jn. 1:8 ). In Rom. 5–8 Paul personifies the term as a ruling principle in human life ( cf . 5:12 ; 6:12 , 14 ; 7:17 , 20 ; 8:2 ). paraptōma occurs in classical contexts for an error in measurement or a blunder . The NT gives it a stronger moral connotation as misdeed or trespass ( cf . ‘dead through … ’ , Eph. 2:1 ; Mt. 6:14f .). parabasis is a similarly derived term with similar meaning, ‘transgression’ , ‘going beyond the norm’ ( Rom. 4:15 ; Heb. 2:2 ). asebeia is perhaps the profoundest NT term and commonly translates pš‘ in the [ LXX ]. It implies active ungodliness or impiety ( Rom. 1:18 ; 2 Tim. 2:16 ). Another term is anomia ,...

Words of "Sin" in the New Testament Romans 5:12-21 Excerpt ‎The principal NT term is hamartia (and cognates), which is equivalent to ḥṭ’. In classical Gk. it is used for missing a target or taking a wrong road. It is the general NT term for sin as concrete wrongdoing, the violation of God’s law ( Jn. 8:46 ; Jas. 1:15 ; 1 Jn. 1:8 ). In Rom. 5–8 Paul personifies the term as a ruling principle in human life ( cf . 5:12 ; 6:12 , 14 ; 7:17 , 20 ; 8:2 ). paraptōma occurs in classical contexts for an error in measurement or a blunder. The NT gives it a stronger moral connotation as misdeed or trespass ( cf . ‘dead through … ’, Eph. 2:1 ; Mt. 6:14f .). parabasis is a similarly derived term with similar meaning, ‘transgression’ , ‘going beyond the norm’ ( Rom. 4:15 ; Heb. 2:2 ). asebeia is perhaps the profoundest NT term and commonly translates pš‘ in the LXX. It implies active ungodliness or impiety ( Rom. 1:18 ; 2 Tim. 2:16 ). Another term is anomia, lawlessness, a c...