Lexical Definition
ζημία zēmía (dzay-mee'-ah) damage/loss G:N-F
probably akin to the base of δαμάζω (through the idea of violence)
damage, loss.
- detriment
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ζημίασ | loss | Acts.27.10 |
| ζημίαν | a penalty | LXX.2Kgs.23.33 • LXX.Prov.27.12 |
| loss | Acts.27.21 • Phil.3.7 • Phil.3.8 |
Abbott-Smith
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.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 27:10 · 27:21 |
| Philippians | 3:7 · 3:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ζημία,
Doric dialect ζᾱμία [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc., later σαμία [Refs 2nd c.BC+], ἡ, loss, damage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to κέρδος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζημίαν or -ίας λαβεῖν to sustain loss, [Refs 5th c.BC+][same place]; ζ. εἶναι νομίζειν consider as loss, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 ζ. ἐργάζεσθαι, of a slave, be guilty of a delict, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II penalty in money, fine, ζημίην ἀποτίνειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκτίνειν [ζημίας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 862d; ζ. ἐπέκειτο στατήρ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.70; ζημίαν ὀφείλειν τάλαντον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lysander” 27; τῆς ζ. ἀφεθῆναι [prev. author] “Arist.” 4. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 generally, penalty, ζ. ἐπιτιθέναι τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with the penalty added, θάνατον ζ. ἐπιθέσθαι, προθεῖναι, τάξαι, to make death the penalty, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἐφ᾽ οἷς.. θάνατος ἡ ζ. [ζημίαι πρόκεινται 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.45 (variant): with \_genitive\_ criminis, ζ. ἀδικίας">Refs 5th c.BC+] penalty for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b simply, expense, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__III of what is bought too dearly, a bad bargain, a dead loss, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: usually with adjective, φανερὰ ζᾱμία [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθαρὰ ζ., λαμπρὰ ζ., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]