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Lexicon :: Strong's G3027 - lēstēs

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λῃστής
Transliteration
lēstēs (Key)
Pronunciation
lace-tace'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From leizomai (to plunder)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:257,532

Trench's Synonyms: xliv. κλέπτης, λῃστής.

Strong’s Definitions

λῃστής lēistḗs, lace-tace'; from ληΐζομαι lēḯzomai (to plunder); a brigand:—robber, thief.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G3027 in the following manner: thief (11x), robber (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G3027 in the following manner: thief (11x), robber (4x).

  1. a robber, plunderer, freebooter, brigand

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λῃστής lēistḗs, lace-tace'; from ληΐζομαι lēḯzomai (to plunder); a brigand:—robber, thief.
STRONGS G3027:
λῃστής, ληστου, ὁ (for ληιστής from ληίζομαι, to plunder, and this from Ionic and epic ληίς, for which the Attics use λεῖα, booty) (from Sophocles and Herodotus down), a robber; a plunderer, freebooter, brigand: Matthew 26:55; Mark 14:48; Luke 22:52; John 10:1; John 18:40; plural, Matthew 21:13; Matthew 27:38, 44; Mark 11:17; Mark 15:27; Luke 10:30, 36; Luke 19:46; John 10:8; 2 Corinthians 11:26. (Not to be confounded with κλέπτης thief, one who takes property by stealth (although the distinction is obscured in A. V.); cf. Trench, § xliv.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
21:13; 26:55; 27:38; 27:44
Mark
11:17; 14:48; 15:27
Luke
10:30; 10:36; 19:46; 22:52
John
10:1; 10:8; 18:40
2 Corinthians
11:26

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3027 matches the Greek λῃστής (lēstēs),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:13 - And G2532 said G3004 unto them, G846 It is written, G1125 My G3450 house G3624 shall be called G2564 the house G3624 of prayer; G4335 but G1161 ye G5210 have made G4160 it G846 a den G4693 of thieves. G3027

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - In G1722 that same G1565 hour G5610 said G2036 Jesus G2424 to the multitudes, G3793 Are ye come out G1831 as G5613 against G1909 a thief G3027 with G3326 swords G3162 and G2532 staves G3586 for to take G4815 me? G3165 I sat G2516 daily G2250 G2596 with G4314 you G5209 teaching G1321 in G1722 the temple, G2411 and G2532 ye laid G2902 ➔ no G3756 hold G2902 on me. G3165

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:38 - Then G5119 were there two G1417 thieves G3027 crucified G4717 with G4862 him, G846 one G1520 on G1537 the right hand, G1188 and G2532 another G1520 on G1537 the left. G2176

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:44 -  G1161 The thieves G3027 also, G2532 which G3588 were crucified G4957 with him, G846 cast G3679 ➔ the same G846 in his G846 teeth. G3679

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17 - And G2532 he taught, G1321 saying G3004 unto them, G846 Is it G1125 ➔ not G3756 written, G1125 G3754 My G3450 house G3624 shall be called G2564 of all G3956 nations G1484 the house G3624 of prayer? G4335 but G1161 ye G5210 have made G4160 it G846 a den G4693 of thieves. G3027

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:48 - And G2532 Jesus G2424 answered G611 and said G2036 unto them, G846 Are ye come out, G1831 as G5613 against G1909 a thief, G3027 with G3326 swords G3162 and G2532 with staves G3586 to take G4815 me? G3165

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:27 - And G2532 with G4862 him G846 they crucify G4717 two G1417 thieves; G3027 the one G1520 on G1537 his right hand, G1188 and G2532 the other G1520 on G1537 his G846 left. G2176

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30 - And G1161 Jesus G2424 answering G5274 said, G2036 A certain G5100 man G444 went down G2597 from G575 Jerusalem G2419 to G1519 Jericho, G2410 and G2532 fell among G4045 thieves, G3027 which G3739 G2532 stripped G1562 ➔ him G846 of his raiment, G1562 and G2532 wounded G4127 G2007 him, and departed, G565 leaving G863 him half dead. G2253 G5177

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:36 - Which G5101 now G3767 of these G5130 three, G5140 thinkest G1380 thou, G4671 was G1096 neighbour G4139 unto him that fell G1706 among G1519 the thieves? G3027

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:46 - Saying G3004 unto them, G846 It is written, G1125 My G3450 house G3624 is G2076 the house G3624 of prayer: G4335 but G1161 ye G5210 have made G4160 it G846 a den G4693 of thieves. G3027

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52 - Then G1161 Jesus G2424 said G2036 unto G4314 the chief priests, G749 and G2532 captains G4755 of the temple, G2411 and G2532 the elders, G4245 which were come G3854 to G1909 him, G846 Be ye come out, G1831 as G5613 against G1909 a thief, G3027 with G3326 swords G3162 and G2532 staves? G3586

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:1 - Verily, G281 verily, G281 I say G3004 unto you, G5213 He that entereth G1525 not G3361 by G1223 the door G2374 into G1519 the sheepfold, G4263 G833 but G235 climbeth up G305 some other way, G237 the same G1565 is G2076 a thief G2812 and G2532 a robber. G3027

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:8 - All G3956 that ever G3745 came G2064 before G4253 me G1700 are G1526 thieves G2812 and G2532 robbers: G3027 but G235 the sheep G4263 did G191 ➔ not G3756 hear G191 them. G846

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:40 - Then G3767 cried they G2905 all G3956 again, G3825 saying, G3004 Not G3361 this man, G5126 but G235 Barabbas. G912 Now G1161 Barabbas G912 was G2258 a robber. G3027

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:26 - In journeyings G3597 often, G4178 in perils G2794 of waters, G4215 in perils G2794 of robbers, G3027 in perils G2794 by G1537 mine own countrymen, G1085 in perils G2794 by G1537 the heathen, G1484 in perils G2794 in G1722 the city, G4172 in perils G2794 in G1722 the wilderness, G2047 in perils G2794 in G1722 the sea, G2281 in perils G2794 among G1722 false brethren; G5569
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