Gloss
robber, bandit; rebel, revolutionary; this word is derived from the Greek verb, to practice robbery or piracy, not found in the NT
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
Definition
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; |
