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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, ὁ (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 14 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:2 - "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:7 - If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, and regards him as mere property and sells him, that kidnapper must die. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:14 - Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:5 - They were banished from the community - people shouted at them like they would shout at thieves -

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:18 - When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:24 - Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:26 - Just as a thief has to suffer dishonor when he is caught, so the people of Israel will suffer dishonor for what they have done. So will their kings and officials, their priests and their prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:9 - If grape pickers came to pick your grapes, would they not leave a few grapes behind? If robbers came at night, would they not pillage only what they needed?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:1 - whenever I want to heal Israel, the sin of Ephraim is revealed, and the evil deeds of Samaria are exposed. For they do what is wrong; thieves break into houses, and gangs rob people out in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:9 - They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:5 - "If thieves came to rob you during the night, they would steal only as much as they wanted! If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards, they would leave some behind for the poor! But you will be totally destroyed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:3 - The speaker went on to say, "This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand (according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate."

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:4 - "I will send it out," says the LORD who rules over all, "and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones."
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