Lexical Definition

‎ζημιόω‎ zēmióō (dzay-mee-o'-o) to lose ^G:V
from ‎ζημία‎

be cast away, receive damage, lose, suffer loss.

• to injure, i.e. (reflexively or passively) to experience detriment

Abbott-Smith

ζημόω, -ῶ (< ζημία), [in LXX chiefly for ענשׁ;]
to damage. Pass., to suffer loss, forfeit, lose: absol., I Co 3:15; seq. ἐν, II Co 7:9; c. acc. rei (v. B1., § 34, 6), τ. ψυχήν, Mt 16:26, Mk 8:36; ἑαυτόν, Lk 9:25; τ. πάντα, Phl 3:8.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ζημιόω-όω,

future -ώσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἐζημίωσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἐζημίωκα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, future ζημιόωωθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; more frequently middle ζημιόωώσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐζημιόωώθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἐζημίωμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—cause loss or do damage to, penalize, πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοσαύτας ἡμέρας ζημιόωοῦν 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 ζημιόωώσεται 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, [ζημιόωώς εαι">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, ζημιόωοῦσθαι ζημίαις ἐσχάταις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θανάτῳ καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἐσχάτοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.16.26 ☩ Luke.9.25}