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GreekG2209Noun (Feminine)

ζημία

zēmia

4Occurrences
G2209Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

detriment

probably akin to the base of G1150 (δαμάζω) (through the idea of violence);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
damage, loss: opposite to κέρδος.
LXX: for עָנַשׁ; עֹנֶשׁ ni. and cognate forms

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ζημία appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2
Philippians
2

Key Passages

Acts 27:10BSB

“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”

Acts 27:21BSB

After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

Philippians 3:7BSB

But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.

Philippians 3:8BSB

More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.