ζημία zēmía
Meaning
detriment
In the King James Version: damage, loss
Derivation: probably akin to the base of G1150 (δαμάζω) (through the idea of violence);
Where it is used
- Acts 27:10 “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 27:21 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 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
- Philippians 3:8 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