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)
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G3557 — νοσφίζω
nosphizō · to embezzle · Greek
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Acts 5:2 · ἐνοσφίσατοWith 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 5:3 · νοσφίσασθαιThen 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 2:10 · νοσφιζομένουςnot stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.