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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 5 times in 5 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:11 - μὴ σπήλαιον λῃστῶν G3027 ὁ οἶκός μου οὗ ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἐκεῖ ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν καὶ ἐγὼ ἰδοὺ ἑώρακα λέγει κύριος

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:22 - γενηθήτω κραυγὴ ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαις αὐτῶν ἐπάξεις ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς λῃστὰς G3027 ἄφνω ὅτι ἐνεχείρησαν λόγον εἰς σύλλημψίν μου καὶ παγίδας ἔκρυψαν ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:9 - ἄνδρες λῃσταὶ G3027 ἐν σοί ὅπως ἐκχέωσιν ἐν σοὶ αἷμα καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων ἤσθοσαν ἐν σοί ἀνόσια ἐποίουν ἐν μέσῳ σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:1 - ἐν τῷ ἰάσασθαί με τὸν Ισραηλ καὶ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται ἡ ἀδικία Εφραιμ καὶ ἡ κακία Σαμαρείας ὅτι ἠργάσαντο ψευδῆ καὶ κλέπτης πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰσελεύσεται ἐκδιδύσκων λῃστὴς G3027 ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:5 - (LXX 1:5)εἰ κλέπται εἰσῆλθον πρὸς σὲ ἢ λῃσταὶ G3027 νυκτός ποῦ ἂν ἀπερρίφης οὐκ ἂν ἔκλεψαν τὰ ἱκανὰ ἑαυτοῖς καὶ εἰ τρυγηταὶ εἰσῆλθον πρὸς σέ οὐκ ἂν ὑπελίποντο ἐπιφυλλίδα
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