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νοσφίζω nosphizō · G3557

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νοσφίζω; (νόσφι, apart, aside), [in LXX: Jos.7:1 (לָקַח), 2Ma.4:32 * ; ] ; 1. in Hom., as depon., to turn away (from), abandon. ; 2. After Hom., in act., to set apart, remove. Mid., to set apart for oneself, peculate, purloin: absol., Tit.2:10 (for ex. in π., see MM, xvii); before ἀπό, Act.5:2-3.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

νοσφ-ίζω, ; Attic dialect future νοσφῐῶ []: aorist I ἐνόσφισα []:—middle, future νοσφίσομαι []; Epic dialect νοσφίσσομαι []aorist ἐνοσφισάμην, Epic dialect νοσφισάμην, νοσφισσάμην (see. below): perfect νενόσφισμαι []:—passive, aorist ἐνοσφίσθην []; I [] only middle and passive, turn away, shrink back, νοσφισθείς []; I.2 with genitive, turn away from, τίφθ᾽ οὕτω πατρὸς νοσφίζεα; []; I.3 with accusative, forsake, abandon, παῖδά τ᾽ ἐμὴν νοσφισσαμένην θάλαμόν τε πόσιν τε []; νοσφισθεῖσα θεῶν ἀγορήν …

Where it's used 3 times

Acts 5:2 · Acts 5:3 · Titus 2:10

Source: TBESG G3557; TFLSJ G3557

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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