Strong's Lexicon
G3557 — νοσφίζομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3557 |
|---|---|
| Word: | νοσφίζομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from nosphi (apart or clandestinely) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | nosphizomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nos-fid'-zom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. embezzle |
| KJV Renderings: | keep back, purloin |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νοσφίζω: middle, present participle νοσφιζόμενος; 1 aorist ἐνοσφισαμην; (νόσφι afar, apart); to set apart, separate, divide; middle to set apart or separate for oneself, i. e. to purloin, embezzle, withdraw covertly and appropriate to one’s own use: χρήματα, Xenophon, Cyril 4, 2, 42; Plutarch, Lucull. 37; Aristid. 4; μηδέν τῶν ἐκ τῆς διαρπαγης, Polybius 10, 16, 6; χρυσώματα, 2Ma 4:32; ἀλλότρια, Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 29; absolutely, Tit 2:10; (τί) ἀπό τίνος, Act 5:2-3 (here A. V. keep back); the Sept. Jos 7:1; ἐκ τίνος, Athen. 6, p. 234 a.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
νοσφίζομαι (keep back)
Acts 5:2
- KJV: And kept back of the price his wife also being privy and brought a certain part and laid at the apostles’ feet
- GK: και ενοσφίσατο από της τιμής συνειδυίας και της γυναικός αυτού και ενέγκας μέρος τι παρά τους πόδας των αποστόλων έθηκεν
Acts 5:3
- KJV: But Peter said Ananias why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost and to keep back of the price of the land
- GK: είπε δε Πέτρος Ανανία διατί επλήρωσεν ο Σατανάς την καρδίαν σου ψεύσασθαί σε το πνεύμα το άγιον και νοσφίσασθαι από της τιμής του χωρίου
Titus 2:10
- KJV: Not purloining but shewing all good fidelity that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things
- GK: μη νοσφιζομένους αλλά πίστιν πάσαν ενδεικνυμένους αγαθήν ίνα την διδασκαλίαν του σωτήρος ημών θεού κοσμώσιν εν πάσιν