Sin

is, lit., "a missing of the mark," but this etymological meaning is largely lost sight of in the NT. It is the most comprehensive term for moral obliquity. It is used of "sin" as (a) a principle or source of action, or an inward element producing acts, e.g., Romans 3:9; 5:12,13,20; 6:1,2; 7:7 (abstract for concrete); 7:8 (twice),9,11,13, "sin, that it might be shown to be sin," i.e., "sin became death to me, that it might be exposed in its heinous character:" in the clause, "sin might become exceeding sinful," i.e., through the holiness of the Law, the true nature of sin was designed to be manifested to the conscience;

akin to No. 1, denotes "an act of disobedience to Divine law" [as distinct from No. 1 (a), (b), (c)]; plural in Mark 3:28; Romans 3:25; 2—Peter 1:9 , in some texts; sing. in Mark 3:29 (some mss. have krisis, AV, "damnation"); 1—Corinthians 6:18 .

"without sin" (a, negative, n, euphonic, and C, No. 1), is found in John 8:7 . In the Sept., Deuteronomy 29:19 .

lit., "to miss the mark," is used in the NT (a) of "sinning" against God, (1) by angels, 2—Peter 2:4; (2) by man, Matthew 27:4; Luke 15:18,21 (heaven standing, by metonymy, for God); John 5:14; 8:11; 9:2,3; Romans 2:12 (twice); 3:23; 5:12,14,16; 6:15; 1—Corinthians 7:28 (twice),36; 15:34; Ephesians 4:26; 1—Timothy 5:20; Titus 3:11; Hebrews 3:17; 10:26; 1—John 1:10; in 1—John 2:1 (twice), the aorist tense in each place, referring to an act of "sin;" on the contrary, in 1—John 3:6 (twice),8,9, the present tense indicates, not the committal of an act, but the continuous practice of "sin" [see on A, No. 1 (c)]; in 1—John 5:16 (twice) the present tense indicates the condition resulting from an act, "unto death" signifying "tending towards death;" (b) against Christ, 1—Corinthians 8:12; (c) against man, (1) a brother, Matthew 18:15 , RV, "sin" (AV, "tresspass"); Matthew 18:21; Luke 17:3,4 , RV, "sin" (AV, "trespass"); 1—Corinthians 8:12; (2) in Luke 15:18,21 , against the father by the Prodigal Son, "in thy sight" being suggestive of befitting reverence; (d) against Jewish law, the Temple, and Caesar, Acts 25:8 , RV, "sinned" (AV, "offended"); (e) against one's own body, by fornication, 1—Corinthians 6:18; (f) against earthly masters by servants, 1—Peter 2:20 , RV, "(when) ye sin (and are buffeted for it)," AV, "(when ye be buffeted) for your faults," lit., "having sinned."

"to sin previously" (pro, "before," and No. 1), occurs in 2—Corinthians 12:21; 13:2 , RV in each place, "have sinned heretofore" (so AV in the 2nd; in the 1st, "have sinned already").