Word study · Greek
astochéō
miss the mark
Say it: as-tokh-EH-o (approximate)
ἀστοχέω
What it means
To miss the mark, to deviate, to swerve (a- "not" plus stochos "aim"). In 1:6, those who "having missed the mark" turned to vain talking; in 6:21, those who "have wandered from the faith"; in 2 Timothy 2:18, those who "have missed the mark concerning the truth."
Range of meaning
- Miss the markFail to hit the target.
- SwerveTurn aside.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 1
"Having missed the mark" (1:6).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0795 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources