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λῃστής

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λῃστής, -οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
lēstēs
Simplified transliteration: 
lestes
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3027
GK Number: 
3334
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
15
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1f
Gloss: 
robber, bandit; rebel, revolutionary; this word is derived from the Greek verb, to practice robbery or piracy, not found in the NT
Definition: 
a plunderer, robber, highwayman, Mt. 21:13; 26:55; Mk. 11:17; Lk. 10:30; 2 Cor. 11:26; a bandit, brigand, Mt. 27:38, 44; Mk. 15:27; Jn. 18:40; trop. a robber, rapacious imposter, Jn. 10:1, 8

Greek-English Concordance for λῃστής

Matthew 21:13 And he said to them, “It stands written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a den of thieves.” (lēstōn | λῃστῶν | gen pl masc)
Matthew 26:55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as though I were a robber (lēstēn | λῃστήν | acc sg masc)? Every day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me.
Matthew 27:38 Then two robbers (lēstai | λῃσταί | nom pl masc) were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
Matthew 27:44 And the robbers (lēstai | λῃσταί | nom pl masc) who were crucified with him were taunting him in the same way.
Mark 11:17 And he was teaching and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a hideout for robbers.’” (lēstōn | λῃστῶν | gen pl masc)
Mark 14:48 And responding, Jesus said to them, “As against a robber (lēstēn | λῃστήν | acc sg masc) have you come out with swords and clubs to take me?
Mark 15:27 And with him they crucified two robbers (lēstas | λῃστάς | acc pl masc), one on his right and one on his left.
Luke 10:30 Jesus continued, saying, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers (lēstais | λῃσταῖς | dat pl masc). After stripping him of his clothes and beating him, they went off, leaving him half dead.
Luke 10:36 Which of these three, do you think, became a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” (lēstas | λῃστάς | acc pl masc)
Luke 19:46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.” (lēstōn | λῃστῶν | gen pl masc)
Luke 22:52 Then Jesus said to those who had come out against him — the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, “Why did you come out as against a robber (lēstēn | λῃστήν | acc sg masc), with swords and clubs?
John 10:1 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber (lēstēs | λῃστής | nom sg masc).
John 10:8 All who came before me were thieves and robbers (lēstai | λῃσταί | nom pl masc), but the sheep did not listen to them.
John 18:40 They shouted back, saying, “Not that man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a revolutionary (lēstēs | λῃστής | nom sg masc).
2 Corinthians 11:26 On my frequent journeys I have been exposed to dangers from rivers, dangers from bandits (lēstōn | λῃστῶν | gen pl masc), dangers from my own people, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the countryside, dangers at sea, dangers at the hands of false brothers;