ἀποστερέω

ἀποστερέω fut. ἀποστερήσω LXX; 1 aor. ἀπεστέρησα; perf. pass. ptc. ἀπεστερημένος (στερέω ‘rob’; Aeschyl., Hdt., et al.; ins, pap, LXX; Ath., Just.)

① to cause another to suffer loss by taking away through illicit means, rob, steal, despoil, defraud τινά someone (UPZ 32, 33 [162/161 B.C.] ἀποστεροῦντες ἡμᾶς; Jos., Vi. 128) ἀποστερεῖτε, καὶ τοῦτο ἀδελφούς you engage in fraud, yes, even against your own fellow-members 1 Cor 6:8. W. gen. of thing (PRyl 116, 16 βουλόμενοι ἀποστερέσαι τῶν ἐμῶν; Sir 29:6; Jos., Ant. 2, 303 τῆς ἐπιμελείας) τῆς ἀληθείας 1 Ti 6:5. W. acc. of thing (Heraclit., Ep. 7 p. 202, 9 Malherbe; UPZ 16, 7; Herm. Wr. 5, 8; Sir 4:1; 34:21) ἀ. τὴν ζωὴν ὑμῶν rob you of (eternal) life Hv 3, 9, 9. Abs. (UPZ 42, 35 [163/162 B.C.]) μὴ ἀποστερήσῃς do not steal Mk 10:19 (perh. w. ref. to property held on deposit: CCoulter, ClPh 35, ’40, 60–63; Pliny, Ep. to Trajan 96, 7; Lev 5:20–25 [=6:2–5 Mt]).—Pass. ὁ μισθὸς ὁ ἀπεστερημένος (Sir 34:22; Mal 3:5; cp. Philo, Mos. 1, 142; Jos., Ant. 4, 288—SIG 1199, 5: ἀ.=acquire illegally, embezzle) wages stolen or held back fr. the workers Js 5:4. τίς πλέον ἀποστερηθῇ; who has suffered greater loss? IEph 10:3. Let oneself be robbed 1 Cor 6:7 (permissive pass.: Gildersleeve, Syntax I §167). W. gen. lose someth. (Jos., Vi. 205) Ac 16:19 D.

② to prevent someone from having the benefit of someth., deprive, fig. ext. of 1: μὴ ἀποστερεῖτε ἀλλήλους do not deprive each other of marital rights 1 Cor 7:5 (cp. PLond VI, 1917, 19; cp. Ex 21:10 and s. Nägeli 20).—DELG s.v. στέρομαι. M-M.