ΝΟΣΦΙΖΕΣΘΑΙ, νοσφιζεσθαι
NOSPHIZESTHAI, nosphizesthai
Sounds Like: nos-FI-ze-sthai
Translations: to defraud, to embezzle, to keep back, to purloin, to steal
From the root: ΝΟΣΦΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to defraud, embezzle, or keep back something illicitly. It implies taking or withholding something that rightfully belongs to another, often secretly or deceptively. It can be used in contexts of theft, embezzlement, or holding back a portion of something that should be fully given.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G3557 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 8:274
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΟΣΦΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἘΝΟΣΦΙΣΑΝΤΟ — kept back, withheld, embezzled, purloined, appropriated, stole
- ἘΝΟΣΦΙΣΑΤΟ — kept back, withheld, appropriated, embezzled
- ΝΟΣΦΙΖΕΤΑΙ — to defraud, to embezzle, to steal, to purloin, to keep back, to separate oneself, to withdraw
- ΝΟΣΦΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — holding back, keeping back, defrauding, purloining, embezzling, stealing, separating, withdrawing
- ΝΟΣΦΙΖΩ — to defraud, to purloin, to keep back, to embezzle, to steal
- ΝΟΣΦΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΙ — having set apart, having kept back, having purloined, having defrauded
- ΝΟΣΦΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having set apart, having purloined, having kept back, having embezzled
- ΝΟΣΦΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to embezzle, to keep back, to purloin, to defraud, to appropriate, to steal
- ΦΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having purloined, having embezzled, having stolen, having kept back, having defrauded
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