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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAMARTIA

From Greek.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HAMARTIA

hamartia  [həˈmɑːtɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAMARTIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hamartia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAMARTIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hamartia

Hamartia is a word most famously used in Poetics, where it is usually translated as a mistake or error in judgment. In modern discussions of tragedy, hamartia has often been described as a hero's "tragic flaw." The word hamartia is rooted in the notion of missing the mark and covers a broad spectrum that includes ignorant, mistaken, or accidental wrongdoing, as well as deliberate iniquity, error, or sin. The term is better understood more broadly as a description of the element in a tragedy or tragic character that makes it tragic. This form of drawing emotion from the audience is a staple of the Greek tragedies. In Greek tragedy, stories that contain a character with a hamartia often follow a similar blueprint. The hamartia, as stated, is seen as an error in judgment or unwitting mistake is applied to the actions of the hero. For example, the hero might attempt to achieve a certain objective X; by making an error in judgment, however, the hero instead achieves the opposite of X, with disastrous consequences. However, hamartia cannot be sharply defined or have an exact meaning assigned to it.

Definition of hamartia in the English dictionary

The definition of hamartia in the dictionary is the flaw in character which leads to the downfall of the protagonist in a tragedy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAMARTIA


artier
ˈɑːtɪə
Buryatia
bʊəˈjɑːtɪə
consortia
kənˈsɔːtɪə
courtier
ˈkɔːtɪə
dortier
ˈdɔːtɪə
hydrometeor
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈmiːtɪə
lithometeor
ˌlɪθəˈmiːtɪə
luthier
ˈluːtɪə
meteor
ˈmiːtɪə
naughtier
ˈnɔːtɪə
partier
ˈpɑːtɪə
partyer
ˈpɑːtɪə
sestertia
sɛˈstɜːtɪə
shirtier
ˈʃɜːtɪə
shortia
ˈʃɔːtɪə
snootier
ˈsnuːtɪə
sportier
ˈspɔːtɪə
yautia
ˈjɔːtɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAMARTIA

hamada
hamadryad
hamadryas
hamadryas baboon
hamal
Hamamatsu
hamamelidaceous
hamamelis
hamantasch
hamarthritis
hamartiology
Hamas
hamate
hamate bone
Hamath
hamaul
hamba
hamba kahle
hamble

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAMARTIA

Bastia
Boeotia
Constantia
Croatia
Dalmatia
dementia
Helvetia
inertia
militia
moment of inertia
Nova Scotia
Ossetia
Ostia
periodontia
Placentia
poinsettia
scotia
sesquitertia
Valentia
Venetia

Synonyms and antonyms of hamartia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hamartia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAMARTIA

Find out the translation of hamartia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hamartia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hamartia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hamartia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hamartia
570 millions of speakers

English

hamartia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hamartia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عيبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гамартия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hamartia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝামেলা থাকে
260 millions of speakers

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hamartia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hamartia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hamartia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hamartia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hamartia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hamartia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hamartia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவல நிலை உண்டு பண்ணும் குறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॅमेटिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hamartia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hamartia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hamartia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гамартій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hamartia
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

hamartia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hamartia
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hamartia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hamartia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hamartia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMARTIA»

The term «hamartia» is regularly used and occupies the 97.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMARTIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hamartia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMARTIA»

Discover the use of hamartia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hamartia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harvard Studies in Classical Philology
TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS IN THE CONCEPT OF HAMARTIA. IN ARISTOTLE'S POETICS ECKART SCHUTRUMPF More than 40 years ago Philip Harsh had reason to entitle an article on chapter 13 of the Poetics "Hamartia Again."1 Since  ...
R. J. Tarrant, 1990
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Movies and the Mind: Theories of the Great Psychoanalysts ...
The hamartia isn't a puny everyday flaw such as bad breath or smelly feet. These flaws aren't tragic or deeply personal. The ancient myths really show us what a hamartia is. When Thetis, the sea goddess, dipped her son Achilles into the ...
William Indick, 2004
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Theology for the Community of God
The most widely used term for "sin" in the New Testament, however, is the noun hamartia and its related verb hatnartano. Similar to the Old Testament word chatha, hamartia means "to miss the mark." According to Gottfried Quell, writing in the ...
Stanley J. Grenz, 2000
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Myth, Telos, Identity: The Tragic Schema in Greek and ...
In the Poetics, the well-structured plot describes the fall of the h<*ro from prosperity to adversity due to some great error, hamartia megale (XIII). The error in tragedy should be great, megale enough since its consequences, namely the modes ...
Iván Nyusztay, 2002
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Harvard Studies in Classical Philology
SOME REFLECTIONS ON ATE AND HAMARTIA R. D. DA\VE 6 pfra^v apa TOVTWV AOITTO?. fori of TOIOVTOS 6 /i^re dprnji 8ia<f>fpwr Kai oiKaioavvrii fi^ Tf oia KUKIUV Kai fj.o^drjpiav fj.fraf$dXXwv fis TTJV 8wrrvylCtv dXXa 81' apapTiav ...
G. P. Goold, 1968
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Essays on Aristotle's Poetics
See T. C. W. Stinton's helpful remarks regarding Aristotle's deemphasis of divine fate (ate) in the account of tragic error: "Hamartia in Aristotle and Greek Tragedy," Classical Quarterly 25(1975) 221-254; also, L. Golden, "Hamartia, Ate, and ...
Amélie Rorty, 1992
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New Testament Words
HAMARTIA AND HAMARTANEIN THE FAILURE WHICH IS SIN Hamartia is the commonest NT noun for 'sin'; it occurs in Paul's letters 60 times; and hamartanein is the usual verb for 'to sin'. In classical Greek these words had not nearly so ...
William Barclay, 2000
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A Preface to Romans : Notes on the Epistle in Its Literary ...
It is perfectly clear, therefore, that while both hattd't and hamartia and their cognates can have religious significance, neither of them is essentially a religious word — something that is true, incidentally, of other Hebrew words for " sin," 'awon ...
and Anglican Priest Christopher Bryan Professor of New Testament University of the South, 2000
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Sin, Redemption and Sacrifice. A Biblical and Patristic Study
The Use and the Meaning of hamartia The use which is made of hamartia in the First Epistle (17 ex.), and more particularly in the Gospel (16 ex.), shows clearly that the term has been noticeably “ reworked.” While the Synoptists speak of “ the  ...
Stanislas Lyonnet, Léopold Sabourin, 1998
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The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama
Modern scholars, however, do not agree about what Aristotle means by hamartia in this passage and have offered several possible meanings, such as “mistake of fact,” “ignorance of fact,” or “moral defect.” BIBLIOGRAPHY Bremer J. M. ...
John E. Thorburn, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMARTIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hamartia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Win 1 of 3 Hamartia 'Eyes Of A Blue Dog' CDs
Hamartia is the second album from Anglo-Norwegian trio Eyes Of A Blue Dog. Turning a corner from their critically acclaimed debut album ... «Music News, Jul 15»
2
Aristotle's Poetics on the Greek debt tragedy
Aristotle calls it hamartia, often translated as the “tragic flaw,” or mistake. In the ideal tragedy, Aristotle says, the protagonist will mistakenly bring ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jun 15»
3
Locals plead for Mojos' future
Hamartia performs at the Save Mojos Ogden event on Sunday, June 21. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost). In the week since a Facebook post ... «The WSU Sign Post, Jun 15»
4
Hamartia: Why Seth Rollins' victory feels so dull
What many of these characters had in common was hamartia; each one had a tragic flaw that ended up damning them in the end. «Cageside Seats, Jun 15»
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Premiere: Eyes Of A Blue Dog - 'Before The Night Ends'
Follow up 'Hamartia' drags itself out of tranquility, finding the group working in more familiar pop climes. Which isn't to suggest that the songs are straightforward, ... «Clash Magazine, Jun 15»
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Pathei Mathos: What I Relearned the Last 12 Months
It apparently at last brought out his long-held character shortcoming (hamartia), theretofore seemingly either not too serious or at least adroitly ... «PJ Media, May 15»
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Bombay Velvet review: Of sepia-tinted frames and warring hearts
However, in his creation, Kashyap suffers the fate of a Greek hero; while creating a work of art so grandiose, the hamartia creeps in and takes it ... «India Today, May 15»
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Rainsberger extends scorching year, wins 3200-meter 4A state title
"It's probably not great, and who knows, it might be my hamartia. "I know you're supposed to keep looking forward, but I can't help it. Visions of ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, May 15»
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Universal Tragedy
Whether through moral wrong or through some inadvertent hamartia, the tragic hero falls from a high place. Others are engulfed in the tragedy ... «First Things, Apr 15»
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Hamartia rocks Mojos for EP release
“I was actually reading a book and came across a word I didn't understand,” said Corbin Dillingham, vocalist for Hamartia. “I looked it up and it ... «Standard-Examiner, Apr 15»

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