What does ζημιόω (zēmióō) mean in the Bible?
ζημιόω (zēmióō): To suffer loss or forfeit, especially one's soul or self in spiritual exchange.
Greek · G2210
ζημιόω
To lose
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ζημιόω G2210
Pronunciation zēmióō
What does ζημιόω (zēmióō) mean in the Bible?
ζημιόω (zēmióō): To suffer loss or forfeit, especially one's soul or self in spiritual exchange.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2210?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include forfeit (2), forfeits (1), he will suffer loss (1), I have lost (1), were not harmed (1).
Where does ζημιόω (zēmióō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:26. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It forfeit 2× Mark 8:36, Luke 9:25
forfeits 1× Matthew 16:26
he will suffer loss 1× 1 Corinthians 3:15
I have lost 1× Philippians 3:8
were not harmed 1× 2 Corinthians 7:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 16:26 ζημιωθῇ to forfeits Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Mark 8:36 ζημιωθῆναι to forfeit Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Luke 9:25 ζημιωθείς to forfeit Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 3:15 ζημιωθήσεται to he will suffer loss Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2 Corinthians 7:9 ζημιωθῆτε to were not harmed Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural Philippians 3:8 ἐζημιώθην to I have lost Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 16:26
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 6
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 1 Philippians 1
Source forms
ἐζημιώθην 1x ezēmiōthēn Philippians 3:8
ζημιωθείς 1x zēmiōtheis Luke 9:25
ζημιωθῇ 1x zēmiōthē Matthew 16:26
ζημιωθῆναι 1x zēmiōthēnai Mark 8:36
ζημιωθήσεται 1x zēmiōthēsetai 1 Corinthians 3:15
ζημιωθῆτε 1x zēmiōthēte 2 Corinthians 7:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Philippians 3:8
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 1x Mark 8:36
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 9:25
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 7:9
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 16:26
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 3:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To suffer loss or forfeit, especially one's soul or self in spiritual exchange.
Strong's G2210
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 4 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 9:21-27 Source Gloss
to lose
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To suffer loss or forfeit, especially one's soul or self in spiritual exchange.
(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.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 16:26 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ζημιωθῇ; zhmiwqh
I inflict loss upon, punish
Read verse Mark 8:36 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ζημιωθῇ zhmiwqh
I inflict loss upon, punish
Read verse Luke 9:25 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ζημιωθείς; zhmiwqeiv
I inflict loss upon, punish
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:15 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ζημιωθήσεται· zhmiwqhsetai
I inflict loss upon, punish
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:9 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ζημιωθῆτε zhmiwqhte
I inflict loss upon, punish
Read verse Philippians 3:8 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐζημιώθην, ezhmiwqhn
I inflict loss upon, punish
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Passive Matt 16:26 · 2 Cor 7:9 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Passive Mark 8:36 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 9:25 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Passive 1 Cor 3:15 1×
Aorist Passive Phil 3:8 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 future 1
Voice
passive 5
Mood
indicative 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:26 ζημιωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:36 ζημιωθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 3:15 ζημιωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective 2 Corinthians 7:9 ζημιωθῆτε aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 3:8 ἐζημιώθην aorist passive indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
to forfeit or lose one's soul through self-centeredness and worldly gain
to penalize or impose damage upon the innocent through unjust judgment
to sustain loss or harm as consequence of uncontrolled rage and behavior
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ζημιόω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain