Greek · Strong's G3557
νοσφίζομαι
nosphizomainos-fid'-zom-ahee
to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. embezzle
1890 spelling: nosphízomai
- ν50
- ο70
- σ200
- φ500
- ι10
- ζ7
- ο70
- μ40
- α1
- ι10
Isopsephy 958
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. embezzle
Rendered in the KJV as
keep back, purloin.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἐνοσφίσατο1
- νοσφιζομένους1
- νοσφίσασθαι1
How it is rendered · 3
- he kept back1
- pilfering1
- to keep back1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · present middle, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
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- V-AMI-3S · 1
- V-AMN · 1
- V-PMP-APM · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 5:2ἐνοσφίσατοenosphisatoverb · aorist (simple past) middle, statement · 3rd person singularWith 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.here: he kept back
- Acts 5:3νοσφίσασθαιnosphisasthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle, infinitive (“to…”)Then 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?here: to keep back