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trans-gresh´un: From “transgress,†to pass over or beyond; to overpass, as any rule prescribed as the limit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral; the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; offense; crime; sin. In the Old Testament פּש××¢, pesha‛, occurs 80 times, rendered in all versions by “transgression.†Its meaning is “rebellionâ€; see REBELLION. The word “rebellion†differs from this word in that it may be in the heart, though no opportunity should be granted for its manifestation: “An evil man seeketh only rebellion†(). Here the wise man contemplates an evil heart, looking for an excuse or opportunity to rebel.
The New Testament uses παÏαÌβασις, paraÌbasis, “trespassâ€: “The law ... was added because of transgressions†(); “Where there is no law, neither is there transgression†(); “for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant†().