verb
nosfizomō
Strong’sG3557
I rob, purloin
stem nosfiz-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
νοσφίζω
(< νόσφι, apart, aside), [in LXX: Jos 7:1 (לקח), II Mac 4:32*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3557 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnos-fid'-zom-ahee
to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. embezzle
Frommiddle voice from νοσφί (apart or clandestinely);
King Jameskeep back, purloin.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect future νοσφῐῶ Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist I ἐνόσφισα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, future νοσφίσομαι Refs 2nd c.BC+; Epic dialect νοσφίσσομαι Refs 3rd c.BC+aorist ἐνοσφισάμην, Epic dialect νοσφισάμην, νοσφισσάμην (see. below): perfect νενόσφισμαι Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, aorist ἐνοσφίσθην Refs 8th c.BC+
I Refs 8th c.BC+ only middle and passive, turn away, shrink back, νοσφισθείς Refs 8th c.BC+
I.2 with genitive, turn away from, τίφθ᾽ οὕτω πατρὸς νοσφίζεα; Refs 8th c.BC+
I.3 with accusative, forsake, abandon, παῖδά τ᾽ ἐμὴν νοσφισσαμένην θάλαμόν τε πόσιν τε Refs 8th c.BC+; νοσφισθεῖσα θεῶν ἀγορήν Refs 7th c.BC+; εἴ σε νοσφίζομαι if I forsake thee, Refs 5th c.BC+
II after Refs 8th c.BC+ in active, set apart, separate, remove, τινὰ ἐκ δόμων Refs 5th c.BC+; τινα Refs 3rd c.BC+ separate him from life, i. e. kill him, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῷ νύ μ᾽.. ἐκ βιότοιο νοσφίσατ᾽ (imperative) ἐσσυμένως Refs 4th c.AD+; ν. τινά alone, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 deprive, rob, τινά τι one of a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; γέροντ᾽ ἄπαιδα νοσφίσας, i. e. ὥστε ἄπαιδα εἶναι, Refs
II.3 middle, put aside for oneself, appropriate, purloin, νοσφίσασθαι ὁπόσα ἂν βουλώμεθα Refs 5th c.BC+perfect passive, νενοσφισμένος πολλά Str.[same place],compare Refs 1st c.AD+ appropriate part of.., NT+3rd c.BC+
III middle in active sense, deprive, rob, σφ᾽ ἀδελφὸς χρημάτων νοσφίζεται Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 in later poets, remove, τοὺς.. ἀπὸ Ξάνθοιο.. πνοιαὶ νοσφίσσαντο Refs 2nd c.AD+ —Rare in _Attic dialect_ Prose.
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| nosfizetaἐνοσφίσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | kept back | 1× |
| nosfizeraνοσφίσασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | keep back | 1× |
| nosfizorōntoinνοσφιζομένους | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | pilfering | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nosfizomō | nosfizome | nosfizomē | nosfizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | nosfizosō | nosfizose | nosfizosē | nosfizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nosfizotō | nosfizote | nosfizotē | nosfizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | nosfizonō | nosfizone | nosfizonē | nosfizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nosfizovō | nosfizove | nosfizovē | nosfizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | nosfizolō | nosfizole | nosfizolē | nosfizolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nosfizemi | nosfizema |
| you 2nd person singular | nosfizesi | nosfizesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nosfizeti | nosfizeta1×ἐνοσφίσατο |
| we 1st person plural | nosfizeni | nosfizena |
| ye 2nd person plural | nosfizevi | nosfizeva |
| they 3rd person plural | nosfizeli | nosfizela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nosfizomeiō | nosfizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | nosfizoseiō | nosfizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nosfizoteiō | nosfizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | nosfizoneiō | nosfizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nosfizoveiō | nosfizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | nosfizoleiō | nosfizoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nosfizemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | nosfizeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nosfizeteia |
| we 1st person plural | nosfizeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | nosfizeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | nosfizeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nosfizosōr | nosfizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nosfizotōr | nosfizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | nosfizovōr | nosfizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | nosfizolōr | nosfizolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nosfizesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nosfizetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | nosfizevar |
| they 3rd person plural | nosfizelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nosfizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | nosfizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nosfizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | nosfizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | nosfizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | nosfizoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nosfizemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | nosfizesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nosfizetoia |
| we 1st person plural | nosfizenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | nosfizevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | nosfizeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | nosfizorō | nosfizorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | nosfizeri | nosfizera1×νοσφίσασθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | nosfizorōntos1× | nosfizorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | nosfizerintos | nosfizerantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
nosfiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
nosfizeta“kept back”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 5:2kai nosfizeta apo tau timau, sunoidarēntau kai tau …With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself …
nosfizera“keep back”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Acts 5:3“keep back”… sin tem pneumem tem hagiem kai nosfizera apo tau timau teu chōrieu?… to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
nosfizorōntoin“pilfering”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Titus 2:10“pilfering”mē nosfizorōntoin, alla pantan pistian endeikorōntoin agathan, hina …not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every …