> The origin of the word "sin" as most people use it today is a word from archery. It means hitting the target but missing the center. This page (which gives t

> The origin of the word "sin" as most people use it today is a word from archery. It means hitting the target but missing the center. This page (which gives the OED as a source) says that's true of the Greek hamartia (often translated as "sin") but not of the English word itself: http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/comments/trespass_sin_debt/ http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/comments/trespass_...