To lose
ζημιόωStrong’s G2210zēmioō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Zēmioō is the Greek word usually translated “shall lose”, “lose” and “having suffered the loss of”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Meaning
Usually translated “shall lose”, “lose” and “having suffered the loss of”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- shall lose 1
- to lose 1
- having suffered the loss of 1
- he will suffer loss 1
- you may suffer loss 1
- i have lost 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 8:36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
- Luke 9:25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
- 1 Corinthians 3:15If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
- 2 Corinthians 7:9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
- Philippians 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Greek dictionary
ζημιόω zēmioō · to lose
ζημόω, -ῶ (ζημία), [in LXX chiefly for עָנַשׁ ;] to damage. Pass., to suffer loss, forfeit, lose: absol., 1Co.3:15; before ἐν, 2Co.7:9; with accusative of thing(s) (see B1., § 34, 6), τ. ψυχήν, Mat.16:26, Mrk.8:36; ἑαυτόν, Luk.9:25; τ. πάντα, Php.3:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lose” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LOSE, verb transitive
looz. preterit tense and participle passive lost.
- To mislay; to part or be separated from a thing, so as to have no knowledge of the place where it is; as, to lose a book or a paper; to lose a record; to lose a dollar or a ducat.
- To forfeit by unsuccessful contest; as, to lose money in gaming.
- Not to gain or win; as, to lose a battle, that is, to be defeated.
- To be deprived of; as, to lose men in battle; to lose an arm or leg by a shot or by amputation; to lose one's life or honor.
All definitions and other forms of “lose”
- To forfeit, as a penalty.
- To suffer diminution or waste of.
- To ruin; to destroy.
- To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; as, to lose the way.
- To bewilder.
- To possess no longer; to be deprived of; contrary to keep; as, to lose a valuable trade.
- Not to employ or enjoy; to waste.
- To waste; to squander; to throw away; as, to lose a fortune by gaming, or by dissipation.
- To suffer to vanish from view or perception.
- To ruin; to destroy by shipwreck, etc. the albion was lost on the coast of Ireland, april 22, 1822. the admiral lost three ships in a tempest.
- To cause to perish; as, to be lost at sea.
- to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste.
- to be freed from.
- to fail to obtain.“He shall in no wise lose his reward” Matthew 10:42
LOSE, verb intransitive
looz.
- To forfeit any thing in contest; not to win.
- To decline; to fail.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.