flaw vs hamartia

flaw and hamartia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flaw	Yes	No	Yes	No
hamartia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hamartia is a hyponym of flaw; that is, hamartia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flaw:

flaw: defect or weakness in a person's character
hamartia: the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall

Other hyponyms of flaw include tragic flaw, foible.

flaw (noun)	hamartia (noun)
an imperfection in an object or machine	the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall
defect or weakness in a person's character
an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

flaw (verb)	hamartia (verb)
add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective