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to miss the mark Original Word: ἀστοχέωTransliteration: astocheó Phonetic Spelling: (as-tokh-eh'-o) Short Definition: err
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and stochos (a mark) Definition to miss the mark NASB Word Usage gone astray (2), straying (1). NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation All rights reserved Lockman.org
From a compound of a (as a negative particle) and stoichos (an aim); to miss the mark, i.e. (figuratively) deviate from truth -- err, swerve. see GREEK a ἀστοχήσαντες (astochēsantes) − 1 Occurrence ἠστόχησαν (ēstochēsan) − 2 Occurrences
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