verb
zēmiomō
Strong’sG2210
I inflict loss upon, punish
stem zēmi-6 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ζημόω, -ῶ
(< ζημία), [in LXX chiefly for ענשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2210 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzay-mee-o'-o
to injure, i.e. (reflexively or passively) to experience detriment
Fromfrom G2209;
King Jamesbe cast away, receive damage, lose, suffer loss.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ώσωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἐζημίωσα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἐζημίωκα Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, future ζημιωθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+; more frequently middle ζημιώσομαι in passive sense, Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐζημιώθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἐζημίωμαι Refs 4th c.BC+:—cause loss or do damage to, penalize, πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+; τοσαύτας ἡμέρας ζημιοῦν τινα to cause one the loss of.., Refs 2nd c.AD+: with adjective neuter, μηδὲν μηδένα Refs 5th c.BC+; πλείω ζ. σαυτὸν ἤ.. Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, μεγάλα ζημιώσεται will suffer great losses, Refs 5th c.BC+
II fine, mulct in a sum of money, with dative of things, ζ. τινὰ χιλίῃσι δραχμῇσι Refs 5th c.BC+; τινά τινος deprive of.., Refs 6th c.AD+:—passive, to be fined or amerced in a thing, with dative of things, χρήμασι Refs 5th c.BC+; suffer financial loss, Refs 3rd c.AD+ wilt lose, NT+5th c.BC+
II.2 generally, punish, τὴν θάλασσαν Refs 5th c.BC+; τινὰ φυγῇ, πληγαῖς, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ζημιοῦσθαι ζημίαις ἐσχάταις Refs 5th c.BC+; θανάτῳ καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἐσχάτοις Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| zēmiitiζημιωθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | suffer loss | 1× |
| zēmiimaἐζημιώθην | happened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singular | suffered … loss | 1× |
| zēmiiteiaζημιωθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | forfeits | 1× |
| zēmiiveiaζημιωθῆτε | happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural | harmed | 1× |
| zēmiiraζημιωθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | forfeit | 1× |
| zēmiirantosζημιωθείς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | forfeits | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēmiomō | zēmiome | zēmiomē | zēmiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiosō | zēmiose | zēmiosē | zēmioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiotō | zēmiote | zēmiotē | zēmiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | zēmionō | zēmione | zēmionē | zēmionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiovō | zēmiove | zēmiovē | zēmiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiolō | zēmiole | zēmiolē | zēmiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēmiimi | zēmiima1×ἐζημιώθην |
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiisi | zēmiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiiti1×ζημιωθήσεται | zēmiita |
| we 1st person plural | zēmiini | zēmiina |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiivi | zēmiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiili | zēmiila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēmiomeiō | zēmiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zēmioseiō | zēmioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmioteiō | zēmioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zēmioneiō | zēmioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmioveiō | zēmioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmioleiō | zēmioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēmiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiiteia1×ζημιωθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | zēmiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiiveia1×ζημιωθῆτε |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiosōr | zēmiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiotōr | zēmiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiovōr | zēmiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiolōr | zēmiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēmiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | zēmionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēmiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | zēmiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zēmiorō | zēmiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | zēmiiri | zēmiira1×ζημιωθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zēmiorōntos | zēmiorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | zēmiirintos | zēmiirantos1×ζημιωθείς |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
zēmi 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
zēmiiti“suffer loss”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 3:15ei tinou tem ergem katakaiiti, zēmiiti, autos de sōziti, houtōs de hōs …… it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but …
zēmiima“suffered … loss”happened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Philippians 3:8“suffered … loss”… kuriou mu dia hon teim panteim zēmiima, kai hēgomō skubaleim hina Christon kerdainameia… Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
zēmiiteia“forfeits”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 16:26… holon kerdainateia tan de psuchan autou zēmiiteia? ē tinem dōati anthrōpos antallagmem tau …… he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a …
zēmiiveia“harmed”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 7:9… gar kata theon, hina en mēdene zēmiiveia ek nu.… had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
zēmiira“forfeit”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Mark 8:36… anthrōpon kerdainara ton kosmon holon kai zēmiira tan psuchan autou?… to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
zēmiirantos“forfeits”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 9:25“forfeits”… kosmon holon heauton de apolarantos ē zēmiirantos?… gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his …