ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΩ, σφετεριζω
SPHETERIZŌ, spheterizō
Sounds Like: sfeh-teh-REE-zoh
Translations: to appropriate, to seize for oneself, to claim as one's own, to usurp, to embezzle
From the root: ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the act of taking something for oneself, often unjustly or without right. It implies a forceful or wrongful appropriation of property or rights. It can be used in contexts where someone seizes control or claims ownership of something that does not rightfully belong to them, such as usurping power or embezzling funds.
Inflection: Present Active Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G5394 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΕΤΑΙ — claims for oneself, appropriates, seizes, takes possession of, makes one's own
- ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having seized for oneself, having appropriated, having usurped, having taken possession of
- ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to appropriate, to claim for oneself, to seize, to make one's own
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