Strong's Greek · G3557
νοσφίζομαι
nosphízomai
keep back, purloin
Definition
to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. embezzle
Derivation
middle voice from (apart or clandestinely);
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“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?”
“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.”
“not 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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).