Gloss
thief
Forms of the word
Dictionary
κλέπτης, -ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration
kleptēs
Simplified transliteration
kleptes
Numbers
Strong's number
2812
GK Number
3095
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
16
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1f
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for κλέπτης
| Matthew 6:19 | “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves (kleptai | κλέπται | nom pl masc) break in and steal; |
| Matthew 6:20 | but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves (kleptai | κλέπται | nom pl masc) do not break in and steal. |
| Matthew 24:43 | But understand this: if the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc) was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. |
| Luke 12:33 | Sell your possessions and give alms. Make for yourselves moneybags that do not wear out, a treasure unfailing in heaven, where no thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc) comes near and no moth destroys. |
| Luke 12:39 | “Know this: that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc) would come, he would not have allowed his house be broken into. |
| 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 (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc) and a robber. |
| John 10:8 | All who came before me were thieves (kleptai | κλέπται | nom pl masc) and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. |
| John 10:10 | The thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc) comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly. |
| John 12:6 | He said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc), and as keeper of the money box, he used to help himself to what was put into it. |
| 1 Corinthians 6:10 | nor thieves (kleptai | κλέπται | nom pl masc), nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:2 | for you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc) by night. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:4 | But you, brothers, are not in darkness, for that day to take you by surprise like a thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc); |
| 1 Peter 4:15 | But none of you should suffer as a murderer or a thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc) or a criminal or as a meddler in the affairs of another; |
| 2 Peter 3:10 | But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc), in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, the elements will melt in the intense heat, and the earth and the works in it will be exposed. |
| Revelation 3:3 | Remember, then, what you received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc), and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. |
| Revelation 16:15 | (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! (kleptēs | κλέπτης | nom sg masc) Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes at hand, so that he will not be caught naked and his shameful condition be seen.”) |
