zemioo describes incurring loss, from forfeiting oneself while gaining the world to losing work or possessions.

The attested passive forms describe a person or thing undergoing loss: the Gospel questions contrast gaining the whole world with forfeiting oneself, while other clauses speak of loss connected with burned work, repentance, or all things given up.

1. Undergoing loss or forfeiture · dominant

   The passive forms depict the subject as undergoing loss. In Luke 9:25, Mark 8:36, and Matthew 16:26, the clause contrasts gaining the whole world with forfeiting oneself; in 1 Corinthians 3:15, the APB renders a burned work as resulting in suffering loss. Philippians 3:8 places loss of all things alongside gaining Christ, and 2 Corinthians 7:9 connects godly grief with suffering loss in nothing.

   Luke 9:25Mark 8:36Matthew 16:261 Corinthians 3:15Philippians 3:82 Corinthians 7:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies its presentation across the verses, using “suffer loss,” “lose,” “forfeit,” and “suffered the loss.” These renderings confirm the clauses’ loss-and-forfeiture context rather than assigning a separate meaning in each verse.