Words the Bible translates as fault
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- paraptōmaπαράπτωμαa wrongdoing: a concrete act in which someone falls away from what is right and breaks faith with God or neighbor
- aitiaαἰτίαa charge: the stated ground on which someone is accused, found guilty, or condemned
+1 more meaning
- a reason: the ground or cause that answers why something is so or is done
- ḥetחֵטְאsin: a wrong that fails a rightful standard, along with the guilt it creates and the penalty it earns
- mumמוּםa blemish: a physical defect or moral fault that mars someone or something otherwise whole.
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Every English meaning beginning with F is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.