ζημιόωzēmióō
to injure, i.e. (reflexively or passively) to experience detriment
Greek (New Testament) · G2210
Meanings
to damage. Pass., to suffer loss, forfeit, lose: absolutely, 1 Corinthians 3:15; followed by ἐν, 2 Corinthians 7:9; with accusative of thing (see B1., § 34, 6), τ. ψυχήν, Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36; ἑαυτόν, Luke 9:25; τ. πάντα, Philippians 3:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 16:26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
- Mark 8:36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
- Luke 9:25 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?
- 1 Corinthians 3:15 But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames.
- 2 Corinthians 7:9 Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way.
- Philippians 3:8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.