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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 - وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «مَكْتُوبٌ: إِنَّ بَيْتِي بَيْتاً لِلصَّلاةِ يُدْعَى. أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَجَعَلْتُمُوهُ مَغَارَةَ لُصُوصٍ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - ثُمَّ وَجَّهَ يَسُوعُ كَلامَهُ إِلَى الْجُمُوعِ قَائِلاً: «خَرَجْتُمْ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَالْعِصِيِّ لِتَقْبِضُوا عَلَيَّ كَمَا عَلَى لِصٍّ. كُنْتُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ أُعَلِّمُ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ، وَلَمْ تَقْبِضُوا عَلَيَّ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:38 - وَصَلَبُوا مَعَهُ لِصَّيْنِ، وَاحِداً عَنِ الْيَمِينِ، وَوَاحِداً عَنِ الْيَسَارِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:44 - وَكَانَ اللِّصَّانِ الْمَصْلُوبَانِ مَعَهُ يَسْخَرَانِ مِنْهُ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْكَلامِ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17 - وَعَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «أَمَا كُتِبَ: إِنَّ بَيْتِي بَيْتاً لِلصَّلاةِ يُدْعَى عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ؟ أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُوهُ مَغَارَةَ لُصُوصٍ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:48 - وَكَلَّمَهُمْ يَسُوعُ قَائِلاً: «أَكَمَا عَلَى لِصٍّ خَرَجْتُمْ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَالْعِصِيِّ لِتَقْبِضُوا عَلَيَّ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:27 - وَصَلَبُوا مَعَهُ لِصَّيْنِ، وَاحِداً عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَوَاحِداً عَنْ يَسَارِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30 - فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ يَسُوعُ قَائِلا:

«كَانَ إِنْسَانٌ نَازِلاً مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى أَرِيحَا، فَوَقَعَ بِأَيْدِي لُصُوصٍ، فَانْتَزَعُوا ثِيَابَهُ وَمَالَهُ وَجَرَّحُوهُ، ثُمَّ مَضَوْا وَقَدْ تَرَكُوهُ بَيْنَ حَيٍّ وَمَيْتٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:36 - فَأَيُّ هؤُلاءِ الثَّلاثَةِ يَبْدُو لَكَ قَرِيباً لِلَّذِي وَقَعَ بِأَيْدِي اللُّصُوصِ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:46 - قَائِلاً لَهُمْ: «قَدْ كُتِبَ: إِنَّ بَيْتِي هُوَ بَيْتٌ لِلصَّلاةِ. أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، فَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُوهُ مَغَارَةَ لُصُوصٍ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52 - وَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لِرُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَقُوَّادِ حَرَسِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَالشُّيُوخِ، الَّذِينَ أَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِ: «أَكَمَا عَلَى لِصٍّ خَرَجْتُمْ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَالْعِصِيِّ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:1 - «الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى حَظِيرَةِ الْخِرَافِ مِنْ غَيْرِ بَابِهَا فَيَتَسَلَّقُ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ، هُوَ سَارِقٌ وَلِصٌّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:8 - جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا قَبْلِي كَانُوا لُصُوصاً وَسُرَّاقاً، وَلكِنَّ الْخِرَافَ لَمْ تُصْغِ إِلَيْهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:40 - فَصَرَخُوا جَمِيعاً قَائِلِينَ: «لا تُطْلِقْ هَذَا، بَلْ بَارَابَاسَ». وَكَانَ بَارَابَاسُ لِصّاً!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:26 - سَافَرْتُ أَسْفَاراً عَدِيدَةً؛ وَوَاجَهَتْنِي أَخْطَارُ السُّيُولِ الْجَارِفَةِ، وَأَخْطَارُ قُطَّاعِ الطُّرُقِ، وَأَخْطَارٌ مِنْ بَنِي جِنْسِي، وَأَخْطَارٌ مِنَ الْوَثَنَيِّينَ، وَأَخْطَارٌ فِي الْمُدُنِ، وَأَخْطَارٌ فِي الْبَرَارِي، وَأَخْطَارٌ فِي الْبَحْرِ، وَأَخْطَارٌ بَيْنَ إِخْوَةٍ دَجَّالِينَ.
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