noun · feminine

zēmias

Greekζημία (zēmia)

Strong’sG2209

damage, loss

stem zēmi-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

loss4×

What it means

ζημία, -ας, ἡ,

[in LXX for ענשׁ ni. and cognate forms;]

damage, loss: Ac 27:10, 21, Phl 3:8; opp. to κέρδος, Phl 3:7.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2209 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddzay-mee'-ah

detriment

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

King Jamesdamage, loss.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	zēmias	zēmiais
object accusative	zēmian3×ζημίαν	zēmiain
direct address vocative	zēmiar	zēmiair
of, belonging to genitive	zēmiau1×ζημίας	zēmiaiu
to, for dative	zēmia	zēmiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

zēmistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

zēmia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

zēmiimō — ζημιόω, I inflict loss upon, punish

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

zēmian“loss”objectaccusative singular3×

Acts 27:21“loss”Pollau tē asitiau huparcharōtau tote histaniratos tos Paulos en mese autoiu legata; Date men, ō anēroir, peitharcharatoin mi mē anagirō apo tau Krētau kerdainara tē tan hubrian houtan kai tan zēmian.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 3:7“loss”Alla hotineim ate mi kerdeim, houteim hēgemē dia ton Christon zēmian.But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.

Philippians 3:8“loss”alla menounge kai hēgemō panteim zēmian arō dia tem huperecharōtem tau gnōsiau Christou Iēsu tou kuriou mu dia hon teim panteim zēmiima, kai hēgemō skubaleim hina Christon kerdainameiaMore 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

zēmiau“loss”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Acts 27:10“loss”legarōtos autoi; Anēroir, theōramō hoti meta hubriau kai pollau zēmiau ouk monem teu fortieu kai teu ploieu alla kai taiu psuchaiu nu mellarō eri ton plouon.“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.”