Loss:
chaTa "to suffer as one erring, or as a sinner" (Ge 31:39, where Jacob assures Laban that he (Jacob) suffered the loss of all animals of the flock torn by beasts); shekhol, "bereavement" (Isa 47:8 f, where the prophet foretells the humiliation of proud Babylon who shall suffer the loss of her children, and widowhood); shikkulim, "bereavement" (Isa 49:20, translated "bereavement" in the Revised Version (British and American), where the prophet promises to the desolate Zion enlargement). In the New Testament the translations of three Greek words: apobole, "casting away" (Ac 27:22, where Paul assures the crew and passengers that there shall be no "loss" of life from the storm); zemia, "loss" (Ac 27:21, referring to the harm sustained in the storm; Php 3:7 f, where Paul counts all his natural privileges and attainments as forfeited for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ); zemioo. "to suffer loss" (1Co 3:15, where Paul says the man whose works are burned shall suffer "loss"; Php 3:8, same context as above).
Written by Charles B. Williams
1 | Strong's Number: g2209 | Greek: zemia |
Loss:
akin to No. 2, above, is used in Act 27:10, RV, "loss" (AV, "damage"); Act 27:21, AV and RV, "loss," of ship and cargo; in Phl 3:7, 8 of the Apostle's estimate of the things which he formerly valued, and of all things on account of "the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus."
2 | Strong's Number: g580 | Greek: apobole |
Loss:
lit., "casting away" (apo, "away," ballo, "to cast"), is translated "loss" in Act 27:22; in Rom 11:15, "casting away," of the temporary exclusion of the nation of Israel from its position of Divine favor, involving the reconciling of the world (i.e., the provision made through the Gospel, which brings the world within the scope of reconciliation).
3 | Strong's Number: g2275 | Greek: hettema |
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