to embezzle

Greek Verb

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)

to embezzle

Greek Verb

νοσφ-ίζω, 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.

Greek

Verb

to sequestrate for oneself, i.e. embezzle; keep back, purloin; middle voice from (apart or clandestinely)