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Lexicon :: Strong's G2812 - kleptēs

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κλέπτης
Transliteration
kleptēs (Key)
Pronunciation
klep'-tace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:754,441

Trench's Synonyms: xliv. κλέπτης, λῃστής.

Strong’s Definitions

κλέπτης kléptēs, klep'-tace; from G2813; a stealer (literally or figuratively):—thief. Compare G3027.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2812 in the following manner: thief (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G2812 in the following manner: thief (16x).
  1. an embezzler, pilferer

    1. the name is transferred to false teachers, who do not care to instruct men, but abuse their confidence for their own gain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κλέπτης kléptēs, klep'-tace; from G2813; a stealer (literally or figuratively):—thief. Compare G3027.
STRONGS G2812:
κλέπτης, κλέπτου, (κλέπτω) (from Homer down), the Sept. for גַּנָּב, a thief: Matthew 6:19; Matthew 24:43; Luke 12:33, 39; John 10:1, 10; 1 Corinthians 6:10; 1 Peter 4:15; an embezzler, pilferer, John 12:6; ἔρχεσθαι or ἥκειν... ὡς κλέπτης ἐν νυκτί, equivalent to to come unexpectedly, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 4; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 3:3; Revelation 16:15; the name is transferred to false teachers, who do not care to instruct men, but abuse their confidence for their own gain, John 10:8. (Synonym: see λῃστής, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:19; 24:43
Luke
12:33; 12:39
John
10:1; 10:8; 10:10; 12:6
1 Corinthians
6:10
1 Thessalonians
5:2; 5:4
1 Peter
4:15
2 Peter
3:10
Revelation
3:3; 16:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2812 matches the Greek κλέπτης (kleptēs),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:19 -

“Don’t store up for yourselves treasures[fn] on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:20 -

“But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:43 -

“But know this: If the homeowner had known what time[fn] the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:33 -

“Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:39 -

“But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:1 -

“Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:8 -

“All who came before me[fn] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:10 -

“A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:6 -

He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:10 -

no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:2 -

For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:4 -

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the dark, for this day to surprise you like a thief.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:15 -

Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:10 -

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief;[fn] on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.[fn][fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 -

“Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come[fn] like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:15 -

“Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is alert and remains clothed[fn] so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.”

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