ζημία
zēmia · loss
Greek word · Strong’s number G2209 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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zēmia (ζημία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “loss”.
Damage to one's goods.
How to say it
zē·mi·a
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
- What one ends up without; damage to goods.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 27:10
saying to them, “Men, I see that the voyage is going to be with damage and much loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship but also of our lives.”
- Acts 27:21
And as there was much lack of food, then Paul, standing in their midst, said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete and so spared yourselves this damage and loss.
- Philippians 3:7
But whatever things were gains to me, these I have considered loss because of the Messiah.
- Philippians 3:8
More than that, I also consider all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of the knowledge of the Messiah Jesus my Lord, because of whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and I consider them garbage, so that I may gain the Messiah