ἁμαρτάνω
Etym. Root ΑΜΑΡΤ
I. "to miss, miss the mark", c. gen., ἑκὼν ἡμάρτανε φωτός "he missed" the man on purpose, Il.; ἁμ. τῆς ὁδοῦ "to miss" the road, Ar.; τοῦ σκοποῦ Antipho.
2. generally, "to fail of doing, fail of one's purpose, to miss one's point, fail, go wrong", Od., etc.; c. gen., νοήματος ἤμβροτεν "failed in hitting upon" the thought, id=Od., etc.; ἁμ. τοῦ χρησμοῦ "to mistake" it, Hdt.
3. "to fail of having", i. e. "to be deprived of, lose", c. gen., ἁμαρτήσεσθαι ὀπωπῆς "that I should lose" my sight, Od.; ἁμ. πιστῆς ἀλόχου Eur.
II. "to fail, do wrong, err, sin", Hom., etc.; c. dat. modi, γνώμῃ ἁμ. "to err" in judgment, Hdt.; or ἐν λόγοις id=Hdt., Plat.; with a neut. adj., τόδε γ᾽ ἤμβροτον "I erred" in this, Od.; in Prose, ἁμ. περί τι ἁμ. περί τι "to do wrong in" a matter, Plat., etc.
2. Pass., ἁμαρτάνεταί τι "a sin is committed", Thuc.:—impers., ἁμαρτάνεται περί τι Plat.