verb
zēmiimō
Greekζημιόω (zēmioō)
Strong’sG2210
I inflict loss upon, punish
stem zēmi-6 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| zēmiiratosζημιωθείς | 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēmiimō | zēmiime | zēmiimi | zēmiima1×ἐζημιώθην | zēmiimē | zēmiimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiisō | zēmiise | zēmiisi | zēmiisa | zēmiisē | zēmiiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiitō | zēmiite | zēmiiti1×ζημιωθήσεται | zēmiita | zēmiitē | zēmiitelē |
| we 1st person plural | zēmiinō | zēmiine | zēmiini | zēmiina | zēmiinē | zēmiinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiivō | zēmiive | zēmiivi | zēmiiva | zēmiivē | zēmiivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiilō | zēmiile | zēmiili | zēmiila | zēmiilē | zēmiilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēmiimeiō | zēmiimeia | zēmiimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiiseiō | zēmiiseia | zēmiiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiiteiō | zēmiiteia1×ζημιωθῇ | zēmiiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zēmiineiō | zēmiineia | zēmiineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiiveiō | zēmiiveia1×ζημιωθῆτε | zēmiiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiileiō | zēmiileia | zēmiileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiisōr | zēmiisar | zēmiisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiitōr | zēmiitar | zēmiitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiivōr | zēmiivar | zēmiivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiilōr | zēmiilar | zēmiilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēmiimoiō | zēmiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zēmiisoiō | zēmiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēmiitoiō | zēmiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | zēmiinoiō | zēmiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēmiivoiō | zēmiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zēmiiloiō | zēmiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | zēmiirō | zēmiiri | zēmiira1×ζημιωθῆναι | zēmiirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | zēmiirōtos | zēmiiritos | zēmiiratos1×ζημιωθείς | zēmiirētos |
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
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
zēmiiti“suffer loss”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 3:15“suffer loss”ei tinou tem ergem katakaiiti, zēmiiti, autos de sōziti, houtōs de hōs dia pureu.If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
zēmiima“suffered … loss”happened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Philippians 3:8“suffered … 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
zēmiiteia“forfeits”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 16:26“forfeits”tinem gar ōfeliti anthrōpos ean ton kosmon holon kerdainateia tan de psuchan autou zēmiiteia? ē tinem dōati anthrōpos antallagmem tau psuchau autou?What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
zēmiiveia“harmed”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 7:9“harmed”nun chairamō, ouk hoti lupiva, alla hoti lupiva eis metanoian, lupiva gar kata theon, hina en mēdene zēmiiveia ek nu.yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
zēmiira“forfeit”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Mark 8:36“forfeit”tinem gar ōfelatō anthrōpon kerdainara ton kosmon holon kai zēmiira tan psuchan autou?What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
zēmiiratos“forfeits”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 9:25“forfeits”tinem gar ōfelitō anthrōpos kerdainaratos ton kosmon holon heauton de apolluaratos ē zēmiiratos?What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?