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Lexicon :: Strong's G3027 - lēstēs

Aa
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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:13 - And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:38 - Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:44 - And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17 - And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:48 - And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:27 - And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30 - And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:36 - Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:46 - Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52 - And Jesus said to the chief priests and the captains of the Temple and the rulers, who had come against him, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:1 - Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:8 - All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:40 - Then again they gave a loud cry, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was an outlaw.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:26 - In frequent travels, in dangers on rivers, in dangers from outlaws, in dangers from my countrymen, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the town, in dangers in the waste land, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers;
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