Loss
Loss
(prop. some form of the verb , but likewise a frequent rendering of several other Heb. and Gr. terms which usually imply an idea of damage). According to the Mosaic law, whoever among the Hebrews found any lost article () was required to take it to his home, and then endeavor to discover the proper owner (Deu 22:1-3). This would, of course, particularly apply to stray animals, and Josephus gives some special details with respect to money so found (Ant. 4:8. 29; compare the Mishna, Shekal. 7:2). In case of the abstraction of property while in the possession of the finder, the latter had not only to make it good. but also to add one fifth of its value, and even to make a sin-offering likewise (Lev 6:3 sq.). The Mishna makes many casuistical distinctions on this subject (Baba Mezia, 1:2), especially with regard to advertising ( i.e., ) the discovered property. SEE DAMAGE.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Loss
, hata’, to suffer as one erring, or as a sinner (Gen 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); , shikkulm, 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 (Act 27:22, where Paul assures the crew and passengers that there shall be no loss of life from the storm); , zema, loss (Act 27:21, referring to the harm sustained in the storm; Phi 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; Phi 3:8, same context as above).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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 Phi 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.”
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).
denotes “a defect, loss,” Rom 11:12, RV, “loss,” AV, “diminishing” (for the meaning of which in regard to Israel see No. 2); 1Co 6:7, RV, “defect” (AV, “fault”). See DEFECT.
Note: For “suffer loss” see LOSE, No. 2.
Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Loss
1Co 3:15 (a) This word is telling us that the believer’s life should be filled with profitable and useful works so that he will receive a full reward at the judgment day. It has no reference whatever to the salvation of the soul. It refers only to a failure to receive a reward for faithful service. It is the reward that is lost, not his soul.
Phi 3:7 (b) Paul indicates plainly that all those religious observances which he practiced before he was saved, before he met the Lord JESUS, were only a liability to him, and not an asset. He was glad to get rid of all his beliefs and practices as a Pharisee in order that he might enjoy the liberty and the loveliness of CHRIST JESUS, his new Lord. The old things as a Jew were a liability to him. The new things as a Christian were an asset to him.