νοσφίζω (nosphizō) means “to embezzle” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: nos-fid'-zom-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
νοσφίζω · nosphizō · to embezzle
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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I rob; mid: I set apart for myself, appropriate for my own benefit, purloin.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| he kept back | 1 |
| stealing from them | 1 |
| withhold | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| kept back | 1 |
| purloining | 1 |
| to keep back | 1 |
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With 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.
Read word by wordThen 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?
Read word by wordnot stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
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