Nosphizō νοσφίζω
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| νοσφίζω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nosphizō |
| Strong's number | G3557 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to embezzle |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (2) |
Nosphizō (Greek νοσφίζω, Strong's G3557) is a Greek verb meaning “to embezzle”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
νοσφίζω
(νόσφι, apart, aside), [in LXX: Jos.7:1 (לָקַח), 2Ma.4:32 * ;]
1. in Hom., as depon., to turn away (from), abandon.
2. After Hom., in act., to set apart, remove. Mid., to set apart for oneself, peculate, purloin: absol., Tit.2:10 (for ex. in π., see MM, xvii); before ἀπό, Act.5:2-3.†
(AS)
(νόσφι, apart, aside), [in LXX: Jos.7:1 (לָקַח), 2Ma.4:32 * ;]
1. in Hom., as depon., to turn away (from), abandon.
2. After Hom., in act., to set apart, remove. Mid., to set apart for oneself, peculate, purloin: absol., Tit.2:10 (for ex. in π., see MM, xvii); before ἀπό, Act.5:2-3.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | back (2), purloining (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he kept back (1), withhold (1), stealing (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nosphizō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 5:2And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
- Acts 5:3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
Titus
- Titus 2:10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).