νοσφίζω
Transliteration
nosphizō (Key)
Pronunciation
nos-fid'-zom-ahee
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice from nosphi (apart or clandestinely)
mGNT
3x in 3 unique form(s) TR
3x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
ἐνοσφίσατο — 1x
νοσφιζομένους — 1x
νοσφίσασθαι — 1x
ἐνοσφίσατο — 1x
νοσφιζομένους — 1x
νοσφίσασθαι — 1x
ἐνοσφίσαντο — 1x
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Strong’s Definitions

†νοσφίζομαι nosphízomai, nos-fid'-zom-ahee; middle voice from νοσφί nosphí (apart or clandestinely); to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. embezzle:—keep back, purloin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3557 in the following manner: keep back (2x), purloin (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3557 in the following manner: keep back (2x), purloin (1x).

  1. to set apart, separate, divide

  2. to set apart or separate for one's self

  3. to purloin, embezzle, withdraw covertly and appropriate to one's own use

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†νοσφίζομαι nosphízomai, nos-fid'-zom-ahee; middle voice from νοσφί nosphí (apart or clandestinely); to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. embezzle:—keep back, purloin.
STRONGS G3557:
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, 2 Macc. 4:32; ἀλλότρια, Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 29; absolutely, Titus 2:10; (τί) ἀπό τίνος, Acts 5:2, 3 (here A. V. keep back); the Sept. Joshua 7:1; ἐκ τίνος, Athen. 6, p. 234 a.
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Joshua
7:1
Acts
5:2; 5:3
Titus
2:10
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