κλέπτης kleptēs · G2812

thief

κλέπτης, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX for גַּנָּב ; ] ; a thief: Mat.6:19-20 24:43, Luk.12:33, 39, Jhn.10:1, 10 12:6, 1Co.6:10, 1Pe.4:15. Fig., ὡς κ. ἐν νυκτί, 1Th.5:2 5:4 (κλέπτας, WH, txt., R, mg.; see Lft., Notes, 73; but cf. also M, Th., l.with), 2Pe.3:10, Rev.3:3 16:15. Metaphorical, of false teachers, Jhn.10:8.†; SYN.: λῃστής, a robber, a brigand who plunders, openly, with violence; κ. is a thief who steals in secret, by fraud and cunning (Tr., Syn., § xliv) (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κλέπτ-ης, ου, ὁ, ; thief, []; opposed to ἅρπαξ (a robber), []; ὁ τοῦ κ. λόγος, a logical fallacy, []; 2 generally, cheat, knave, []

Where it's used 16 times

Matthew 6:19 · Matthew 6:20 · Matthew 24:43 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 12:39 · John 10:1 · John 10:8 · John 10:10 · John 12:6 · 1 Corinthians 6:10 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2 · 1 Thessalonians 5:4 · 1 Peter 4:15 · 2 Peter 3:10 · Revelation 3:3 · Revelation 16:15

Source: TBESG G2812; TFLSJ G2812

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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