ἥττημα
hēttēma · failure, loss
Greek word · Strong’s number G2275 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hēttēma (ἥττημα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “failure, loss”.
Failure, defeat, loss.
How to say it
hēt·tē·ma
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Falling short, losing what one might have had.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- defeat ×1
- failure ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 11:12
Now if their trespass is riches for the world and their failure riches for the nations, how much more their fullness!
- 1 Corinthians 6:7
Already, then, it is altogether a defeat for you that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?