puÌ‚r-loin´ing: Lit. “for far off,†hence, to carry away or steal; the word is the translation of νοσφιÌζομαι, nosphıÌzomai, “to take away for oneself,†“to secrete,†“to steal,†a word appropriate to those in the position of slaves in a master's service (, “not purloiningâ€).