Definition
νοσφίζω
(νόσφι, apart, aside), [in LXX: Joshua 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., Titus 2:10 (for ex. in π., see MM, xvii); before ἀπό, Acts 5:2-3.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Acts 5:2ἐνοσφίσατο · he kept backWith 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 5:3νοσφίσασθαι · withholdThen 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 2:10νοσφιζομένους · stealing [from them]…not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.