Lexicon entry · Greek
G3557νοσφίζωnosphizō
to embezzlePart of speech: Greek Verb
Show inBible in Basic English
Occurrences by book
Renderings
Bible in Basic English is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.
3 occurrences in 3 verses
With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.
And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.
ἐνοσφίσατο enosphisato “he kept back”
But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
νοσφίσασθαι nosphisasthai “to keep back”
Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.
νοσφιζομένους nosphizomenous “pilfering”