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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:19 - Μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει καὶ ὅπου κλέπται G2812 διορύσσουσιν καὶ κλέπτουσιν·

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:20 - θησαυρίζετε δὲ ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐν οὐρανῷ ὅπου οὔτε σὴς οὔτε βρῶσις ἀφανίζει καὶ ὅπου κλέπται G2812 οὐ διορύσσουσιν οὐδὲ κλέπτουσιν·

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:43 - ἐκεῖνο δὲ γινώσκετε ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ φυλακῇ ὁ κλέπτης G2812 ἔρχεται ἐγρηγόρησεν ἂν καὶ οὐκ ἂν εἴασεν διορυγῆναι τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:33 - Πωλήσατε τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ὑμῶν καὶ δότε ἐλεημοσύνην· ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς βαλάντια μὴ παλαιούμενα θησαυρὸν ἀνέκλειπτον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς ὅπου κλέπτης G2812 οὐκ ἐγγίζει οὐδὲ σὴς διαφθείρει·

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:39 - τοῦτο δὲ γινώσκετε ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ ὁ κλέπτης G2812 ἔρχεται ἐγρηγόρησεν ἂν καὶ οὐκ ἄν, ἀφῆκεν διορυγῆναι τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:1 - Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων ἀλλὰ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης G2812 ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής·

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:8 - πάντες ὅσοι πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἦλθον κλέπται G2812 εἰσὶν καὶ λῃσταί ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:10 - ὁ κλέπτης G2812 οὐκ ἔρχεται εἰ μὴ ἵνα κλέψῃ καὶ θύσῃ καὶ ἀπολέσῃ· ἐγὼ ἦλθον ἵνα ζωὴν ἔχωσιν καὶ περισσὸν ἔχωσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:6 - εἶπεν δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι κλέπτης G2812 ἦν καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχέν καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα ἐβάσταζεν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:10 - οὔτε κλέπται G2812 οὔτε πλεονέκται οὔτε μέθυσοι οὐ λοίδοροι οὐχ ἅρπαγες βασιλείαν θεοῦ οὐ κληρονομήσουσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:2 - αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκριβῶς οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ ἡμέρα κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης G2812 ἐν νυκτὶ οὕτως ἔρχεται

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:4 - ὑμεῖς δέ ἀδελφοί οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σκότει ἵνα ἡ ἡμέρα ὑμᾶς ὡς κλέπτης G2812 καταλάβῃ·

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:15 - μὴ γάρ τις ὑμῶν πασχέτω ὡς φονεὺς ἢ κλέπτης G2812 ἢ κακοποιὸς ἢ ὡς ἀλλοτριοεπίσκοπος·

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:10 - Ἥξει δὲ ᾗ ἡμέρα κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης G2812 ἐν νυκτὶ ἐν ἡ οἱ οὐρανοὶ ῥοιζηδὸν παρελεύσονται στοιχεῖα δὲ καυσούμενα λυθήσονται, καὶ γῆ καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα κατακαήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 - μνημόνευε οὖν πῶς εἴληφας καὶ ἤκουσας καὶ τήρει καὶ μετανόησον ἐὰν οὖν μὴ γρηγορήσῃς ἥξω ἐπὶ σέ ὡς κλέπτης G2812 καὶ οὐ μὴ γνῷς ποίαν ὥραν ἥξω ἐπὶ σε

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:15 - Ἰδού, ἔρχομαι ὡς κλέπτης G2812 μακάριος ὁ γρηγορῶν καὶ τηρῶν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἵνα μὴ γυμνὸς περιπατῇ καὶ βλέπωσιν τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ
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