3557. nosphizó
Strong's Lexicon
nosphizó: To misappropriate, to embezzle, to keep back, to steal.

Original Word: νοσφίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nosphizó
Pronunciation: nos-FEE-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (nos-fid'-zom-ahee)
Definition: To misappropriate, to embezzle, to keep back, to steal.
Meaning: I rob; mid: I set apart for myself, appropriate for my own benefit, purloin.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word νοσφί (nosphi), meaning "apart" or "away."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of deceitful withholding or stealing can be related to Hebrew words such as גָּנַב (ganab - Strong's H1589), meaning "to steal."

Usage: The verb "nosphizó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of secretly withholding or misappropriating something that belongs to another, often with the implication of deceit or dishonesty. It conveys the idea of taking something for oneself that should have been given or used for a different purpose.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, honesty and integrity in financial dealings were highly valued, yet instances of embezzlement and misappropriation were not uncommon. The early Christian community emphasized communal living and sharing of resources, making the act of withholding or embezzling particularly egregious as it undermined the trust and unity within the community.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from nosphi (apart)
Definition
to abandon, to set apart
NASB Translation
keep back (1), kept back (1), pilfering (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3557: νοσφίζω

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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
keep back, purloin.

Middle voice from nosphi (apart or clandestinely); to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. Embezzle -- keep back, purloin.

Forms and Transliterations
ενοσφίσαντο ενοσφισατο ενοσφίσατο ἐνοσφίσατο νοσφιζομενους νοσφιζομένους νοσφισασθαι νοσφίσασθαι enosphisato enosphísato nosphisasthai nosphísasthai nosphizomenous nosphizoménous
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 5:2 V-AIM-3S
GRK: καὶ ἐνοσφίσατο ἀπὸ τῆς
NAS: and kept back [some] of the price
KJV: And kept back [part] of the price,
INT: and kept back from the

Acts 5:3 V-ANM
GRK: ἅγιον καὶ νοσφίσασθαι ἀπὸ τῆς
NAS: Spirit and to keep back [some] of the price
KJV: and to keep back [part] of
INT: Holy and to keep back from the

Titus 2:10 V-PPM-AMP
GRK: μὴ νοσφιζομένους ἀλλὰ πᾶσαν
NAS: not pilfering, but showing all
KJV: Not purloining, but shewing
INT: not pilfering but all

Strong's Greek 3557
3 Occurrences


ἐνοσφίσατο — 1 Occ.
νοσφίσασθαι — 1 Occ.
νοσφιζομένους — 1 Occ.

















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