νοσφίζομαι nosphízomai
Meaning
to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. embezzle
In the King James Version: keep back, purloin
Derivation: middle voice from (apart or clandestinely);
Where it is used
- Acts 5:2 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.
- Acts 5:3 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?
- Titus 2:10 not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.