G2210: ζημιόω (zēmióō)

G2210 ζημιόω (zēmióō)

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Quick Definition

ζημιόω v. I inflict loss upon, punish

Strong's Definition

from 2209; to injure, i.e. (reflexively or passively) to experience detriment

KJV Usage: be cast away, receive damage, lose, suffer loss

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ζημιόω (G2210) — ζημιόομαι

verb | ζημία

57.69 · (ζημιόομαι[a]) · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Take, Obtain, Gain, Lose

to suffer loss, to forfeit to suffer the loss of something which one has previously possessed, with the implication that the loss involves considerable hardship or suffering

MAT 16:26 · MRK 8:36 · LUK 9:25 · 1CO 3:15 · 2CO 7:9 · PHP 3:8

38.7 · (ζημιόομαι[b]) · Punish, Reward · Punish

to be punished, to suffer punishment to be punished, with the implication of suffering damage It is also possible to understand ζημιόομαι in 1CO 3:15 as meaning simply ‘to suffer loss’ (see 57.69).

1CO 3:15

¹ ζημία may be interpreted either as the process of losing or as that which is lost.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ζημιόω, -@: (ζημία), to affect with damage, do damage to: τινά ([Thuc.], Xen., Plat.); in the N. T. only in Pass., fut. ζημιωθήσομαι ({ Xen. mem. 3,9, 12, al. ; but “as often”] in prof. auth. [fut. mid.] ζημιώσομαι in pass. sense; ef. Kriiger § 39, 11 Anm.; Kiihner on Xen. mem. u.s.; [L. and S.s.v.; Veitch s. v.]); 1 aor. ἐζημιώOnv; absol. fo sustain damage, to receive injury, suffer loss : 1 Co. iii. 15; ἔν τινε ἔκ τινος, in a thing from one, 2 Co. vii. 9; with ace. of the thing: (one from whom another is taken away [as a penalty] by death, is said τὴν ψυχήν τινος ζημιοῦσθαι, Hdt. 7, 39), τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ, to forfeit his life, i.e. acc. to the context, eternal life, Mt. xvi. 26; Mk. viii. 36, for which Luke, in ix. 25, ἑαυτόν i. 6. himself, by being shut out from the everlasting kingdom of God. πάντα ἐζημιώθην, reflexive [yet see Meyer], I forfeited, gave up all things, I decided to suffer the loss of all these [(?)] things, Phil. iii. 8.

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ζημόω, -ῶ

(< ζημία), [in LXX chiefly for ענשׁ;]

to damage. Pass., to suffer loss, forfeit, lose: absol., I Co 3:15; seq. ἐν, II Co 7:9; c. acc. rei (v. B1., § 34, 6), τ. ψυχήν, Mt 16:26, Mk 8:36; ἑαυτόν, Lk 9:25; τ. πάντα, Phl 3:8.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ζημιόω. To the exx. of this verb cited s.v. ζημία we may add P Tebt I. 5% (B.c. 118) τοὺς δὲ παρὰ ταῦτα ποιοῦντας θαν[άτωι {]nprode@at, and for the more special sense of “fine” P Par 4718 (c. B.C. 153) (= Selections, p. 23) χάριν yap ἡμῶν ἠζημίοται εἰς χαλκοῦ τ(άλαντα) τέ, ‘for on our account he has been fined to the amount of 15 bronze talents,” BGU IV. 1044!8 (iv/A.D.) ποιήσω ὑμῖς ζημιᾶσθαι (λ ὑμᾶς ζημιοῦσθαι) δέκα ἀντὶ τούτου. For the verb in the inscrr. see Michel 13424 (i/B.c.) ἐζημιωμένον ὑπὸ τῶν πρυτάνεων . . . ὀφίλοντα τοὺς κατὰ τὸν νόμον στατῆρας δύο, and OGIS 6693 (i/A.D.) ὃ τοῦτο ποιήσας ἀπαραιτήτως ζημιωθήσεται. In accordance with the primary meaning of the word “‘ suffer loss, receive damage’’ (see e.g. the citation from P Flor II. 1425 s.v. ζημία) Field (Votes, p. 61) translates Lk 92° ‘‘and lose, or receive damage in, his own self.”’ A new verb ζημιοπρακτέω, ‘* exact punishment from,” is found in P Tor II. 77. 0 ἐς

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ζημιόω (zēmioō) — to lose. ζημι-όω, future -ώσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἐζημίωσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἐζημίωκα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, future ζημιωθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; more frequently middle ζημιώσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐζημιώθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἐζημίωμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—cause loss or do damage to, penalize, πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοσαύτας ἡμέρας ζημιοῦν τινα to cause one the loss of.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: with adjective neuter, μηδὲν μηδένα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλείω ζ. σαυτὸν ἤ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, μεγάλα ζημιώσεται will suffer great losses, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. fine, mulct in a sum of money, with dative of things, ζ. τινὰ χιλίῃσι δραχμῇσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινά τινος deprive of.., [Refs 6th c.AD+]:—passive, to be fined or amerced in a thing, with dative of things, χρήμασι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; suffer financial loss, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] wilt lose, [NT+5th c.BC+]

II.2. generally, punish, τὴν θάλασσαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινὰ φυγῇ, πληγαῖς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ζημιοῦσθαι ζημίαις ἐσχάταις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θανάτῳ καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἐσχάτοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]